The Michigan Man Podcast

This Saturday Michigan's struggling offense locks horns with the worst defense in the B10 at Rutgers. You would think this would be just what the doctor ordered. We'll have to see it to believe it though. If you think our season has been disappointing, think about Rutgers! With us today sharing the misery is Richard O'Leary from ON3's Knight Report covering Rutgers athletics.

Kyle Whittingham says he has a secret plan this week! Let's hope it's a good one because Indiana is more than the real deal on both sides of the ball.

Indiana lost a hearbreaker to Ohio State in Bloomington last week. Michigan pulled one out at home against Penn State led by Freshemen Tommy Carr. This week is a far bigger challenge for Michigan and their youthful QB. Joining us to share his thoughts on this matchup is the legendary voice of Hoosier football and basketball Don Fischer.

The Wolverines are back in the Big House for Homecoming against another struggling team. Penn State is in their first year under head coach Matt Campbell and is working with 55 new faces on his roster. Hopefully Michigan tweaked their offense during the bye and comes out ready to show improvement. We'll see! Joining me with his thoughts on just how big a game this is for Michigan is Clayton Sayfie from The Wolverine ON3

Mike welcomes Penn State radio play by play voice Steve Jones to the show. Jones weighs in on both teams conference struggles, the keys to victory for The Nittany Lions, and what to expect in the 330pm CBS game.

The bye week is not a vacation. Especially when your offense has virtually no identity. Joining us today is a guy who knows a thing or two about the running game. Wolverine great Jamie Morris is my guest.

The Little Brown Jug is part of the fabric of Minnesota and Michigan Football. The Gophers last had custody of the jug in 2014. They want the jug back. Minnesota's last home win against Michigan was in 1977, when Bo Schembechler took a No 1 ranked team to Minneapolis and lost 16-0. The Gophers think they are overdue for a home win. Michigan wants to keep the jug, and they need to bounce back from last Saturday's gut punch of a loss to Iowa. Yes...it's a big game for a lot of reasons. Beat writer Aaron McMann from MLive joins me to discuss all of that and more.

Michigan and Minnesota battle for the 100th time to gain control of The Little Brown Jug. What Bob Ufer used to call the most "coveted piece of crockery in all of sports". Joining me this week to discuss that and more is Mike Grimm - the radio play by play voice of The Golden Gophers.

Michigan hosts Iowa Saturday at 330pm on CBS in a stripe out at The Big House. Two the nations best defenses meet in The B10 opener. Beat writer Tony Garcia from The Detroit Free Press joins Mike to break down Bryce Underwood vs Iowa's front, the run game battle, Whittingham's first conference test, and what to watch in a game that looks like it should be a low scoring affair.

The voice of the Hawkeyes joins the show as No 17 Iowa visits No 18 Michigan on Saturday in The Big House. Two 3-0 teams open B10 play. Gary Dolphin previews the trip, Iowa's identity, and what Saturday looks like from the Hawkeye radio booth.