The Flagship Preview: What Texas could face in Kansas

On this week's interview edition of The Flagship Podcast previewing the Longhorns’ home football game Saturday at 6:30 pm CT on ESPNU (and to talk some Jayhawks basketball), we talk to 247Sports national writer Kevin Flaherty.Flaherty provides the skinny on how a 1-8 KU team under first-year coach Lance Liepold nearly shocked Oklahoma after leading the Sooners 10-0 at halftime and 17-7 deep into the third quarter.Kansas junior quarterback Jason Bean (56 percent passer, 6 TDs, 6 INTs) is a 10-second 100 guy who has averaged 4.4 yards per carry and rushed for 100 yards once this season. But Bean left last week’s 35-10 loss against Kansas State with an injury and was replaced by sophomore Jalon Daniels (64 percent passer, 1 TD, 0 INTs), who is not as much of a threat to run.Whether it’s Bean or Daniels against Texas, Flaherty breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of both QBs. Flaherty explains why running back Devan Neal is probably KU’s best offensive playmaker.On defense, Flaherty provides the players to watch while detailing how the Jayhawks seem to lack the playmaking presence at linebacker KU has had in recent years.Flaherty also explains why KU probably isn’t in the same situation to take Texas to the wire like the Jayhawks did in Austin in 2019.Finally, we get into some KU basketball and how the Longhorns under Chris Beard match up with Bill Self’s Jayhawks.