HR1 - Hawks have to get off to good start & make Heat respond to them
Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being among some of the Falcons' personnel that were at a workout by Georgia defensive lineman Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning. The guys also react to Mykel Williams posting the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, and talk about how there are signs Falcons could be honing in on Georgia DL Mykel Williams. Mike and Sam also react to the Atlanta Braves recalling outfielder Alex Verdugo to Atlanta and optioning outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to Triple-A Gwinnett, preview the Braves’ home game with the Minnesota Twins tonight, preview tonight's win or go home play-in tournament game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat, give you who they think will be the X-Factors in tonight's game, let you hear Hawks' forward Georges Niang talk about not getting punched in the mouth first when he joined Dukes and Bell yesterday, let you hear Hawks' guard Trae Young talk about how they know they have to shoot the ball better versus the Heat tonight, and react to what Niang and Young had to say as well. The guys close out the segment by quickly previewing Atlanta United’s road matchup with the Philadelphia Union tomorrow. Mike and Sam also react to the news that Lee Corso will retire from ESPN's "College GameDay" in August, and that Corso's final broadcast will be August 30th. The guys close out hour one by reacting to the news that the NCAA announced yesterday that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved changes to the injury timeout rules starting this fall.