The Flagship: In-depth analysis of Texas Tech with InsideTheRedRaiders.com

Big 12 play has arrived. Tom Herman and the Longhorns are ready to make their first road trip of the 2020 season this weekend as No. 8 ranked Texas takes on Texas Tech Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium for the first game of the conference schedule. Texas opened the week as a heavy favorite over Texas Tech and the line has continued to move in the Longhorns' favor with Texas holding steady as an 18-point favorite as of Thursday morning.On Thursday's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, Horns247 columnist Chip Brown sits down with InsideTheRedRaiders.com publisher Jarret Johnson for an in-depth look at the Red Raiders ahead of Saturday's afternoon game. Chip and Jarret dive in to the nitty gritty details on Texas Tech after the Red Raiders barely escaped a near-death experience to open the season in a 35-33 win over Houston Baptist two weeks ago. Jarret opens up about what went wrong for Texas Tech against HBU, particularly on defense, which surrendered 572 passing yards and four touchdowns in the air to Houston Baptist.Chip and Jarret also discuss the ceiling for TTU quarterback Alan Bowman as he leads an offense with a number of weapons at its disposal in Matt Wells' second year coaching in Lubbock, and give their final predictions for Saturday's game between Texas and Texas Tech.Catch all of that and much more on The Flagship Podcast's in-depth preview of Texas Tech with InsideTheRedRaiders.com.