Mike, Ali, and Beau preview week one of the college football season, including Georgia's opening game against the Tennessee State Tigers.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, offensive lineman Chris Lindstrom, safety Jessie Bates III, inside linebacker Divine Deablo and kicker Nick Folk being voted on by the team to be the team captains throughout the 2026 season.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets losing their opening game and home opener to Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes last night 14-13.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026.

HR1 - Longer Falcons wait to name QB1 the more it feels like Michael Penix Jr. will be the guy

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon, explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons not naming a starting quarterback for week one yet makes it seem like that Michael Penix Jr. will ultimately be named the starting quarterback, preview the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets’ home matchup and opening game with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes tonight, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Falcons shouldn’t have just one person deciding which QB will be Week 1 starter

In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons new regime should all be involved in deciding who the Falcons week one starter at quarterback should be. Then, Ali tests Mike's and Beau’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continued to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons aren’t playoff caliber team right now, but they’re building the team the right way

In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time talking all things college football with Senior Insider of UGASports.com and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell, explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons aren't a playoff team this season, but are headed in the right direction, talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know’, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know’, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons aren't playoff team this season, but are headed in the right direction.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time talking all things college football with Senior Insider of UGASports.com and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell!