Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Georgia Tech Head Coach Brent Key saying that he thinks that college football is in a great place right now, and explain why they think Coach Key avoided the major elephant in the room when talking about the state of college football.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver and now ESPN NFL Analyst Harry Douglas give his thoughts on the upcoming quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., react to what Harry had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons quarterback competition is going to come down to which QB operates better while being under center.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Team Venezuela defeating Team USA 3-2 last night to win the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever, and explain why they think rust was a major reason for Team USA’s offensive struggles throughout this year’s World Baseball Classic.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Tuesday, March 17th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons must prioritize trench players early in draft with limited picks

In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, celebrate today being the three-year anniversary of the show, today being the three-year anniversary of Dylan Mathews’ show The Hometown Take, celebrate today being Dylan Mathews’ 30th birthday as well, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the Orlando Magic at home last night 124-112 on what was supposed to be Magic City night, celebrate the Hawks winning their 10th game in a row with their win last night, talk about how the Hawks just flat out outplayed the Magic last night, react to Josh Edwards of CBS Sports having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard with the 48th overall pick and Florida cornerback Devin Moore with the 79th overall pick in his latest three round mock draft, explain why they think the Falcons second or third round pick must be used on a trench player, recap and react to Venezuela coming back to beat Italy last night for a 4-2 victory in their World Baseball Classic semifinal matchup setting up a matchup with the United States tonight for the 2026 World Baseball Classic title, debate whether or not some Braves fans will root for Ronald Acuña Jr. and Venezuela over Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic Championship game tonight, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Hawks doing what every other good team does, beat teams they should beat

In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the Orlando Magic at home last night 124-112 on what was supposed to be Magic City night, celebrate the Hawks winning their 10th game in a row with their win last night, explain why they think the Hawks win streak shouldn't be minimized because of teams they've played during their 10 game win streak, continue to react to Josh Edwards of CBS Sports having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard with the 48th overall pick and Florida cornerback Devin Moore with the 79th overall pick in his latest three round mock draft, hit the halftime portion of the show and play the ‘Not so Newly show’ game to celebrate their three year anniversary and test how well they know each other after three years of working together, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

HR3 - 2026 NFL Draft deep enough where Falcons should still get impact player at 48

In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to Josh Edwards of CBS Sports having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard with the 48th overall pick and Florida cornerback Devin Moore with the 79th overall pick in his latest three round mock draft, explain why they think the positions the Falcons need the most are the ones that have the most depth in this year’s NFL Draft, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the Orlando Magic at home last night 124-112 on what was supposed to be Magic City night, celebrate the Hawks winning their 10th game in a row with their win last night, explain why last night was still the unofficial Magic City night in State Farm Arena, react to the news that the NBA will hold a vote at the board of governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle with the two new franchises being targeted to start play in the 2028-29 season, explain why they think the NBA is one step closer to expansion and bringing back the Seattle Supersonics back, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the NBA will hold a vote at the board of governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle with the two new franchises being targeted to start play in the 2028-29 season, and explain why they think the NBA is one step closer to expansion and bringing back the Seattle Supersonics back.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the Orlando Magic at home last night 124-112 on what was supposed to be Magic City night, celebrate the Hawks winning their 10th game in a row with their win last night, and explain why last night was still the unofficial Magic City night in State Farm Arena at the Hawks game

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to Josh Edwards of CBS Sports having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard with the 48th overall pick and Florida cornerback Devin Moore with the 79th overall pick in his latest three round mock draft, and explain why they think the positions the Falcons need the most are the ones that have the most depth in this year’s NFL Draft.