The Michigan Insider

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down their biggest takeaways and lasting thoughts from Michigan's 45-7 win at Nebraska, which moved the Wolverines to 5-0 on the season.

The open with a discussion about just how dominant Michigan was. Shaw assesses the sheer gap in ability shown between Michigan and Nebraska, as well as how the Wolverines have evidently solved their road-game woes. Lorenz contextualizes a complete performance, and how Michigan simply keeps looking better and better.

They then dig into some of their biggest impressions from Michigan’s offense, including thoughts on JJ McCarthy, Kalel Mullings and the offensive line. In the second half of the episode, they discuss the defensive standouts, including several members of the edge room, an effective run defense and pass-rush and other major contributions.

Along the way, they also dig into what the win says about Michigan’s standing nationally, and how the victory solidified the Wolverines’ claim as a national title contender.

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the No. 2 Michigan football team's first road test of the season, as the Wolverines travel to take on Nebraska. They discuss Michigan’s keys to victory, over-under predictions for the game and their final score predictions for the matchup.

As usual, they open with a look at the keys for Michigan’s offense. They discuss what the Wolverines can do to pass to set up the run, their predicted distribution of carries in the run game and what makes Nebraska’s defense tick.

In the second half of the episode, they flip over to the defensive side of the ball. The discuss what they believe to be a second straight one-dimensional offense, what can make Nebraska’s run game dangerous and some of the key factors to Michigan keeping its defensive success going. They close with their final thoughts and prediction for the game.

Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's defensive showing in its 31-7 victory over Rutgers.

Former Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's offensive showing in its 31-7 victory over Rutgers..

The Michigan Insider's Alejandro Zúñiga previews the Nebraska game with Brian Christopherson of Husker247. The Cornhuskers are using the Wolverines as a blueprint as they rebuild — what will Saturday look like? And what should U-M expect from that Nebraska offense and a stout rushing defense?

The show continues by recapping Michigan State after another blowout loss before closing with Ohio State and Ryan Day's postgame comments about toughness.

In this week’s edition of The Michigan Recruiting Insider, Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich share updates on the latest football visitors. Then attention turns to the turmoil at Michigan State and the potential Michigan targets on the Spartans’ roster and in their recruiting class. From there attention turns to Michigan flip targets in several other recruiting classes with an emphasis on receivers.

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz recap Michigan's win over Rutgers, offensive and defensive takeaways, the opening weekend of Big Ten play, Ryan Day's strange postgame comments and how the Wolverines stack up against Ohio State and Penn State so far.

Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's defensive showing in its 31-6 victory over Bowling Green.

Former Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's offensive showing in its 31-6 victory over Bowling Green.

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the Michigan football team’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers. They look at both sides of the ball, what the Wolverines can do to assure victory and make both prop bet predictions and their final score predictions for the game.

They open with a look at Michigan’s offense, and how it can crack Rutgers’ defense after the Scarlet Knights fared well against the Wolverines the last two seasons. They look at the importance of scoring when points are available, JJ McCarthy bouncing back, spreading the ball around more and getting Donovan Edwards into a rhythm. 

In the second half of the episode, they look at the biggest keys — with one standing out well above the rest — for Michigan’s defense. They discuss the value of making Rutgers one-dimensional, a secondary returning to full health and why this may be a good test for Michigan’s tackling. They close with their final thoughts and score predictions for the game.