The Michigan Insider

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the Michigan football team’s return home against Indiana, looking at the biggest keys and storylines for Saturday, and making their score predictions for the game.

They open with a look at the Wolverines’ offense. They discuss an Indiana defense struggling against versatile offenses, the impact of forecasted rain on Saturday’s game plan, and take their pick on a number of over-under about the offense.

In the second half of the episode, they look at the biggest keys for the defense, including generating a pass-rush, working in depth, building comfort and confidence in the secondary and more. They close with more over-under predictions and their score predictions for the game.

Former Michigan Football offensive coordinator Al Borges reviews the performance of the Michigan offense during their trouncing of Minnesota, 52-10. He highlights U-M's potent ground attack by explaining why he thinks "it's the most diverse run game in the country", and much much more.

Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford reviews the Michigan defensive performance in the Wolverine's dominant 52-10 road win at Minnesota. He details the adjustments the Wolverines made to stop the Gophers' stretch play, the outstanding play of the secondary, and more.

The Michigan Insider goes Behind Enemy Lines to preview the Indiana Hoosiers, who come to the Big House this weekend for a noon kickoff.

TMI's Alejandro Zúñiga welcomes Matthew Weaver from Peegs.com to discuss this week's opponent. The Hoosiers are 2-3, coming off a blowout loss to Maryland, and fired their offensive coordinator over the bye week. What needs to change to save Tom Allen's job?

The show then breaks down Ohio State's uncomfortable win over the Terps with Patrick Murphy of Bucknuts. How big of a concern is that Buckeye rushing game, and what could that mean for Michigan?

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down the Michigan football team's dominant 52-10 win at Minnesota, with some of their key takeaways on both sides of the ball.

They open with an extended look at JJ McCarthy, his latest strong performance and why — regardless of where he ranks among college football’s quarterbacks this season — he, Jim Harbaugh and Michigan might be the best fit for each other in the country. They then continue by looking at the rest of the offensive standouts, including Kalel Mullings, the offensive line, an array of pass-catchers and more.

In the second half of the episode, they discuss what went well on the defensive side of things for the Wolverines. Included are discussions about two pick-sixes, Mason Graham, the defensive line’s depth and a defense that has been more destructive and disruptive the last two weeks. Along the way, they discuss other big-picture talking points surrounding the Wolverines’ 6-0 start.

In this week’s edition of The Michigan Recruiting Insider, Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich share updates on two new flips targets for Michigan. Then attention turns to NIL at Michigan with the founder of Valiant Management Group and a key contributor to The Champion's Circle Collective, Jared Wangler.

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zuniga react to the Michigan football team’s 2024-28 Big Ten football schedules being released, and then preview the Wolverines road game at Minnesota.

In the first half of the episode, they offer their thoughts on the Wolverines’ future Big Ten schedules, which were released Thursday afternoon. They discuss Michigan’s gauntlet of a 2024 schedule, whether expectations need to be reset for that season, the perks of having more prominent teams on Michigan’s home schedule and the perks of some tough road games on the slate.

In the second half of the episode, they look at some of the biggest keys for Michigan in its road contest against Minnesota. They look at the Golden Gophers’ ability to force turnovers, another chance for Michigan’s backup running backs to impress, the Wolverines’ secondary continued efforts to grow and how Michigan can shut down Minnesota’s offense. They close with their final score predictions for the game.

Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's defensive showing in its 45-7 victory over Nebraska.

Former Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's offensive showing in its 45-7 victory over Nebraska..

The Michigan football team faces Minnesota this weekend with the Little Brown Jug at stake for the first time since 2020. The Michigan Insider speaks with Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to preview the matchup. Do the Gophers have what it takes to challenge the Wolverines? TMI then checks in with Stephen Brooks from Spartan Tailgate as Michigan State struggles through rough NIL news, lost to Iowa and began its coaching search.