With two new head coaches leading the charge, many people may look at the 2021-2022 Texas football and basketball seasons as a rebuild for first-year head coaches Steve Sarkisian and Chris Beard. But with Sarkisian taking over a 7-3 team with starters returning at several positions across the board and Beard's recruiting prowess in the transfer portal, is the upcoming 2021-2022 season truly a rebuilding year for the Longhorns two major sports programs?

On the midweek episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown and managing editor Taylor Estes discuss all of the latest news surrounding Texas athletics. The Flagship weighs in on the recent recruiting success for Beard after he landed the nation's No. 1 ranked transfer prospect according to 247Sports Composite Transfer Rankings in Minnesota transfer Marcus Carr. Chip and Taylor give their thoughts on Beard's early recruiting success and what it could mean for Year 1 of the Beard era in Austin, Texas. The Flagship also weighs in on the expectations for Texas football in Year 1 under Sarkisian and if 2021 is or is not a rebuild for the Longhorns. Chip and Taylor discuss what a successful season should be for Sarkisian in his first year on the job and how the returning starters on both sides of the ball gives the staff some momentum entering the 2021 football season.

After a short break, The Flagship returns with the weekly Love it or Leave it segment, with this week's topics focused on where the NCAA Tournament bar should be set for Beard and the Longhorns this upcoming season, how impressive it was for Texas to land Bijan Robinson with his many ties to the West Coast and discuss if anything that happened at Big 12 Media Days has altered the hosts thoughts on Texas football leading up to fall camp.

Catch all of that and much more on the midweek edition of The Flagship Podcast.

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