The Flagship: Breaking down Texas' updated schedule, salary cuts inside athletics

Texas football has finally made it through the summer and to September, which means kickoff for the 2020 season is right around the corner. As the Longhorns prepare for the upcoming season, the Big 12 Conference released its updated schedule, complete with game times, broadcast information and a change to one of Texas' game dates late in the season.On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes break down the Longhorns' new schedule, including how Texas may have gotten off easy with the timing of the Big 12 opener on the road at Texas Tech Sept. 26. The Flagship weighs in on the Texas-OU game, which is still set to kickoff at the Cotton Bowl on Oct. 10, and why Chip and Taylor are a little disappointed the conference chose not to go in a different direction this year for the Red River Showdown.The Flagship shifts its focus to the Longhorns' search in the grad transfer market after Texas landed two grad transfers within the last week in running back Gabriel Watson and Arizona grad transfer wide receiver Brenden Schooler. But at the Longhorns finally done with their search to add late additions to the roster?Chip and Taylor also weigh in on the athletics department staff salary cuts and layoffs that Texas AD Chris Del Conte announced would come down in an effort to help manage the financial loss the University of Texas is anticipating to take due to COVID-19 that led to major changes for the football season.The Flagship then brings on 'Love it or Leave it' with this week's topics including OU naming Spencer Rattler as the starting QB, how confident Texas fans should be at receiver and much more.Catch all of that and more on the mid-week episode of The Flagship Podcast.The Flagship Podcast — featuring co-hosts Chip Brown and Taylor Estes with Horns247 publisher Bobby Burton as a frequent contributor — hits the airwaves each Monday and Wednesday, and centers around all the latest happenings surrounding the University of Texas and college athletics, with big-name guests joining the show on a weekly basis. The Monday episode features an exclusive one-on-one interview with various high-profile guests, while the Wednesday show is Texas-specific pertaining to the latest news surrounding the University of Texas athletics, the Big 12 conference and college football as a whole.BONUS: While The Flagship is available on a multitude of audio platforms — including iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts — it's also available as a video podcast! Head over to 247Sports YouTube for the latest video episodes of The Flagship Podcast! And as always, make sure to subscribe to the Horns247 podcast channel on all platforms to have the latest episodes available to you at all times, and head on over to iTunes and give our Horns247 family of podcasts a five-star rating!