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Longhorn Blitz: CFP experience shows how close Texas is to winning it all Jan 10, 2024

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to discuss how close the Texas Longhorns are to winning a national championship under Steve Sarkisian now that the dust has settled on the 2023 season. What Texas didn't have in its CFP semifinal loss to Washington in the Sugar Bowl is what Michigan had when it beat the Huskies in Houston, but Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski are on the cusp of filling those holes on the roster.

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Longhorn Blitz: Unpacking the end of the 2023 season Jan 07, 2024

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back for the first episode of Longhorn Blitz in 2024! It's a recap of the Sugar Bowl as the unpacking of a 37-31 loss to Washington and the end of the 2023 Texas football season begins.

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The Flagship: Sugar Bowl Week in New Orleans Dec 30, 2023

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Horns 247's Chip Brown and Eric Henry are on site at Sugar Bowl week in New Orleans to talk about the week of practices and break down everything leading up to the game on Monday night.

Longhorn Blitz: What's going to make the difference for Texas in the Sugar Bowl against Washington? Dec 30, 2023

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to preview the Texas program's debut in a College Football Playoff semifinal when the Longhorns face No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. From the chess match Pete Kwiatkowski is going to have to win to how Steve Sarkisian needs to attack the Husky defense, this week's episode put a bow on previewing the biggest football game on the Forty Acres in 14 years.

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Longhorn Blitz: How the Texas defense matches up with Washington's offense in the Sugar Bowl Dec 20, 2023

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to break down how the Texas defense matches up with a powerful Washington offense in the Sugar Bowl. The Longhorns have a path to winning their national semifinal bout, and this week's episode includes a discussion on why following the game plan Pete Kwiatkowski went with for last season's Alamo Bowl loss the Huskies is worth repeating.

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The Flagship: Transfer Portal Updates and More Dec 18, 2023

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Horns 247's Chip Brown and Eric Henry are back to talk all things Texas as the Longhorns begin prep for their Sugar Bowl matchup with Washington. Also, the guys cover Men's Basketball's win over LSU and the Longhorns' national championship run in volleyball.

Longhorn Blitz: The transfer portal is open and the Sugar Bowl is getting closer Dec 13, 2023

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back and the topics on this week's show deal with the opening of the NCAA transfer portal winter window and the upcoming College Football Playoff semifinal between Texas and Washington. How have the recent transfer portal defections impacted the Longhorns? What are their needs in the portal? Those questions get answered along with the show getting into why the matchup between the Huskies' passing game and the Texas secondary might not be a potential nightmare for the Longhorns.

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The Flagship: Texas has a Sugar Bowl date with Washington Dec 07, 2023

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Horns 247's Chip Brown and Eric Henry are back to recap Texas' CFP Berth and talk about the entries to the transfer portal and take an early look at the matchup against the Huskies.

Longhorn Blitz: It's time to party like it's 2009! Dec 06, 2023

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to talk about the moment that once upon a time seemed so far away but is now the reality for the Texas Longhorns in 2023: Steve Sarkisian and Co. are in the College Football Playoff. This week's show hits the high points of a 49-21 rout of Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game and looks ahead to the Longhorns' CFP national semifinal, which has No. 3 Texas facing No. 2 Washington in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day.

For more on Texas football, including the latest Longhorn recruiting information, head over to Horns247.

Longhorn Blitz: Has Texas crossed over from being a good team to great one in 2023? Nov 29, 2023

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Rod Babers, Matt Butler and Jeff Howe are back to preview the Big 12 championship game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Beyond looking at the game, the guys break down why they believe Steve Sarkisian's club has crossed the threshold and is worthy of being labeled a "great" team and what's made the 2023 squad special to this point.

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