Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if it’s fair or foul to think that Ronald Acuña Jr. is currently the most exciting player in baseball, and more!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about some goals they would like to see the Atlanta Falcons defense hit this season, talk about how many sacks and interceptions they would like to see the Falcons defense get this season, and explain why they think the Falcons defense will still have a successful year if they have less sacks and more turnovers.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to a fan who ran onto the Frost Bank Center court during the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's NBA Finals game and attempted to take a selfie with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama being arrested and given a lifetime ban from all NBA arenas, and a second individual also receiving a lifetime ban for his role in the incident as well. Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they agree with the NBA giving these two individuals lifetime bans, and explain why they think a bad selfie isn't worth getting banned from NBA arenas for life.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan begin to talk about some goals they would like to see the Atlanta Falcons defense hit this season, talk about how many points per game they would like to see the Falcons defense give up on average this season, talk about how many tackles for loss they would like to see the Falcons defense have this season, and explain why they think the Falcons defense needs to give up 20 points per game or less to be a legit playoff contending team.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 at home in Atlanta last night in the finale of the teams’ three game series, and explain why they think Braves Manager Walt Weiss having relief pitcher Reynaldo López pitching in the top of the ninth inning in a one run game was not a move that gave the Braves the best chance to win.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, June 4th, 2026.

HR1 - Eyeing big deal, having Matt Ryan & Kevin Stefanski will help Kyle Pitts succeed

In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 at home in Atlanta last night in game two of their three game series, and securing another series win. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes was pitching like he knows that his starting job is on the line, give you three reasons why they think Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is set up to have the best season of his career, let you hear former Alabama Crimson Tide Head Football Coach and now College Football Analyst for ESPN Nick Saban give his testimony to Congress as to why he supports the Protect College Sports Act and why he thinks the bill will help protect college sports, react to what Saban had to say, explain why they think Saban is one of the few people who understands what's needed to save college sports, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Kyle Pitts in TE friendly offense & hungry for new deal is set up for breakout year

In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, and explain why they think Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts can be unstoppable if he masters route running and reading coverages. 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 continues to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 at home in Atlanta last night in game two of their three game series, and securing another series win. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think it seems like last night was a sign that Braves third baseman Austin Riley’s and Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim's hard work is finally starting to pay off, 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 - Money the ultimate motivator for Kyle Pitts this season & that’s not a bad thing

In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, explain why they think Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts needs and deserves a more consistent role in the Falcons offense, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 at home in Atlanta last night in game two of their three game series, and securing another series win. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes did a good job of navigating different scenarios during his outing last night. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with On3 senior college football insider Chris Low! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Chris discuss where Chris thinks college football is headed, the direction of college sports, if any positive headway is being made when it comes to fixing the issues college sports have right now, if Chris thinks Nick Saban is the best ambassador for college sports when it comes to getting the major issues in college athletics fixed, the wild NIL era of college football hurting other sports that are funded by football and basketball, what Chris thinks the crash in college sports will look like, and how long Chris thinks schools have to figure things out until the crash happens.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan close out this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with On3 senior college football insider Chris Low! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Chris discuss where Chris thinks college football is headed, the direction of college sports, if any positive headway is being made when it comes to fixing the issues college sports have right now, if Chris thinks Nick Saban is the best ambassador for college sports when it comes to getting the major issues in college athletics fixed, the wild NIL era of college football hurting other sports that are funded by football and basketball, what Chris thinks the crash in college sports will look like, and how long Chris thinks schools have to figure things out until the crash happens.