The Flagship: Jordan Shipley opens up about his time at Texas, memories with Colt McCoy and much more

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4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

McCoy to Shipley was a common phrase Texas fans heard nearly every Saturday in the fall between 2006 and 2009. But what type of relationship did the legendary Longhorns hold off the football field? On Monday's interview episode of The Flagship Podcast, one of the greatest wide receivers to ever suit up in burnt orange, Jordan Shipley joins the show for an exclusive interview that touches on pretty much every topic imaginable. From Shipley's run during his time at Texas to the relationship he held and continues to hold with one of the greatest college football quarterbacks of all time, Colt McCoy, nothing is off limits in this week's interview on The Flagship Podcast. Shipley discusses what his life has been like away from football after he retired following a legendary career at Texas that ended with him as the program's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and single-season touchdowns — records he currently holds today. The standout wide receiver opens up about his six years spent with the Longhorns as part of one of Texas football's most memorable decades in program history, which has led to him being inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor as part of the 2020 class. From an on the field standpoint, Shipley weighs in on some of the most memorable games during his career in Austin, what was going through his head while holding the snap for Hunter Lawrence's last second field goal in the 2009 Big 12 title game against Nebraska that ultimately punched the Longhorns' ticket to the BCS National Championship game against Alabama, how he believes Texas would have had an easier time beating Nick Saban and Alabama than the Longhorns had against the Cornhuskers and much, much more. In addition to the legendary on-field memories, the all-time receiver delivers some legendary off the field stories — many from his hometown in Burnet, Texas — including how he was late to practice because his grandmother shot an elk, parasailing gone wrong and an instance where both McCoy and he were late to practice after McCoy's horse got caught in the mud. (Yes, you read that right.) Catch all of that and plenty more in The Flagship Podcast's exclusive interview with Shipley. 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! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome in, everybody, to the flagship podcast.
0:08.9	What a special guest this week, the all-time receptions leader for the University of Texas.
0:15.7	He's also got the single game record for most receiving yards.
0:19.6	We'll see if he even remembers what game that was.
0:22.8	The one and only Jordan Shipley, who found out this week, he is going into the UT Hall of Honor.
0:28.8	Ship, how you doing, my man?
0:30.8	I'm doing great.
0:32.4	You know, it's funny.
0:33.1	I actually just ran into Jamal Charles probably 15 minutes ago grabbing some coffee and so I got to tell him
0:40.1	congratulations so that was kind of cool so y'all just literally bumped into each other yeah he honked
0:46.5	this one at me yeah I was walking in front of his car he honked this one at me and uh so I got to
0:50.9	catch up with him for a little bit so it was kind of cool how about that Jamal Charles, the all-time leading rusher for the Kansas City Chiefs.
0:57.2	And, of course, member of the 2005 Texas National Championship team,
1:00.6	also going in to the UT Hall of Honor with Jordan Shipley,
1:04.3	along with others like DJ Augustine, PJ Tucker, Tom Penders.
1:09.2	But Chip, it's always great to catch up with you.
1:12.9	You're one of the all-time favorites among Longhorns fans.
1:17.2	So do you remember the game where you set the single game receiving yards record 273 yards?
1:28.4	Oh, I do, yeah, the yards I do.
1:31.5	I think it was Central Florida maybe.
1:33.8	Central Florida.
1:35.0	There it is.
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