The Michigan Insider

Combining a couple of questions we got about Michigan’s defense and utilizing Shaw’s in-depth offseason question series at each position group, we break down Michigan’s starters, reserve players and overall outlook at each defensive position. 

This week’s episode was driven entirely by questions from our listeners, with a healthy mix of football and recruiting topics discussed. We opened by talking about Eric Gray’s pledge to the Wolverines and a discussion on Michigan’s running-back success on the recruiting trail as of late and what Jay Harbaugh is doing right as a recruiter. We also discuss the state of Michigan’s offensive line and take a stab at a current two-deep at the position and justify why it’s so hard to recruiting evaluators to project offensive linemen correctly. We then discuss the state of Michigan’s wide receivers, what that means for this season’s depth chart as well as what it means for 2019 recruiting. We close with some smaller discussions on Michael Barrett, Cade McNamara, the remaining recruiting board for 2019, trap games in Michigan’s 2018 schedule and much more.

This week's episode is almost entirely recruiting though, as Shaw and Lorenz break down the recent commitments of Mazi Smith, Zach Charbonnet, Erick All, DJ Turner II, George Johnson III and Joey Velazquez.

In what could be the Michigan football team’s biggest week of recruiting for the summer, we break down the Wolverines’ two recent commitments, the bevy of offers  extended this weekend. We also discuss five-star running back Quavaris Crouch’s second unofficial visit to Ann Arbor, while also previewing a loaded visit weekend that will include several 2019 prospects.

This week’s show opened with Lorenz and Shaw opining on a couple odds and ends regarding Jeff George Jr., the World Cup and more. Then the duo reflect on John Beilein’s intrigue with the NBA last week, why he turned the opportunity down and what that means for Michigan.

In a loaded offseason news week, we discuss Charles Matthews, Michigan basketball's status in the Big Ten and the Wolverines' recruiting status. Then, we field football questions on Shea Patterson, MSU, Ed Warriner, assistant coaches' recruiting prowess, Luke Deal, Zach Carpenter and more.

In a relatively slow news week in Michigan football, basketball and recruiting, Steve Lorenz and Zach Shaw break down the potential and a reasonable bar for Shea Patterson and what his impact on the Wolverines’ offense could entail. Additionally, we discuss which Michigan players could end up on All-Big Ten teams this fall, and which ones could make the first team.

We break down Michigan basketball news, hoops recruiting, football recruiting and Big Ten football power rankings.

In this episode, we discuss how we value spring and fall camp hype, two new football commitments, a new rule about official visits, more recruiting and break down five key offseason questions for Michigan basketball.

In this episode, we discuss the Michigan basketball team's 2019 prospects, Moe Wagner's decision, Brandon Peters' haters, Michigan's offense, spring standouts at every position group and close with some 2019 and 2020 football recruiting.