Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Boston Red Sox in Boston 8-0 last night in game two of their three game series, talk about starting pitcher Bryce Elder, the Braves offense, and the Braves defense having a bad night last night, and explain why they think Elder having his first bad outing of the season last night doesn't mean he won't bounce back and continue to be good like he’s been all season long besides last night.

Ali Mac tests Mike Johnson's and Beau Morgan’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talk about the importance of quarterback accuracy and Tua Tagovailoa having the God given talent of accuracy, react to what Coach Stefanski had to say, let you hear Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa talk about the pros and cons of learning a new system, react to what Tua had to say, and explain why they think Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. winning the Falcons QB competition is what’s best for the Falcons long term future.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that a group of U.S. senators introduced new and wide-sweeping legislation yesterday that aims to address many current issues in college sports, including an effort to restore some rule-making power to the NCAA and open the possibility for conferences to sell their lucrative television rights as one large group called ‘The Protect College Sports Act’, which was written after months of negotiation between Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Maria Cantwell, and would provide the NCAA with an antitrust exemption to enforce several rules that have been challenged in court in recent years. Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think ‘The Protect College Sports Act’ has some common sense rules that should be in place in college sports.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talk about the health status of Michael Penix Jr. and how he’s been impressed with Penix Jr. all around, react to what coach Stefanski had to say, and explain why they think Michael missing 11 on 11 drills doesn’t mean he won’t be ready for him and Tua Tagovailoa’s quarterback competition.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Boston Red Sox in Boston 8-0 last night in game two of their three game series, and explain why they think there’s no need to panic about the Braves offense or starting pitcher Bryce Elder even though both had a bad night last night.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026.

HR1 - Michael Harris II showing he can be complete player Braves need him to be

In hour one Beau Morgan and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves bouncing back and beating the Boston Red Sox in Boston 7-6 last night in game one of their three game series after losing the last two games of their three games series against the Washington Nationals over the weekend, explain why they think Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II is continuing to prove that 2026 will be his breakout year, let you hear Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach Kirby Smart explain why he’s not afraid of the SEC potentially breaking away from the rest of college football and doing their own thing, react to what Coach Smart had to say, explain why they think the SEC breaking away from rest of college football would be the worst case scenario for all of college sports, and react to the news that James Pearce Jr. has been approved for a pretrial intervention program, though the timeline has been extended from the originally announced six months to one year, and that if Pearce completes the program without any further legal trouble, all felony and misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped, and he will avoid jail time. Beau and Ali Mac also spend some time with comedian and Georgia native John Crist, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in ‘Dylin wit it’!

HR2 - 24-team College Football Playoff waters down CFP & regular season

In hour two Beau Morgan and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach Kirby Smart talk about the College Football Playoff expansion model and explain why he’s against a 24-team College Football Playoff, react to what Coach Smart had to say, explain why they think a 24-team College Football Playoff will dilute meaningful rivalry games, continue to react to the news that James Pearce Jr. has been approved for a pretrial intervention program, though the timeline has been extended from the originally announced six months to one year, and that if Pearce completes the program without any further legal trouble, all felony and misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped, and he will avoid jail time. Then, Beau, Dylan, and Ali play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show where Ali gives Beau and Dylan two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including choosing if they would rather it be rainy on the 4th of July and sunny on Labor Day or sunny on 4th of July and rainy on Labor Day, and more! The Morning Shift crew also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves bouncing back and beating the Boston Red Sox in Boston 7-6 last night in game one of their three game series after losing the last two games of their three games series against the Washington Nationals over the weekend, talk about Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II having a big game last night, let you hear Braves hitting coach Tim Hyers talk about how he’s been working with Michael Harris II, react to what Coach Hyers had to say, explain why they think Hyers has been and is playing a huge role in Michael Harris II hitting success this year, 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 - SEC couldn’t survive on their own without the rest of the conferences

In hour three Beau Morgan and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach Kirby Smart explain why he’s not afraid of the SEC potentially breaking away from the rest of college football and doing their own thing, react to what Coach Smart had to say, explain why they think the SEC's threat to break away from the rest of college football is just a negotiation tactic to get a 16-team College Football Playoff, react to the news that James Pearce Jr. has been approved for a pretrial intervention program, though the timeline has been extended from the originally announced six months to one year, and that if Pearce completes the program without any further legal trouble, all felony and misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped, and he will avoid jail time. Beau and Ali also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves bouncing back and beating the Boston Red Sox in Boston 7-6 last night in game one of their three game series after losing the last two games of their three games series against the Washington Nationals over the weekend, let you hear Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about Spencer Strider settling in during his start last night after giving up back to back solo home runs, react to what the Braves skipper had to say, explain why they think Braves relief pitcher Didier Fuentes got some good experience with the high leverage situation he was in last night, talk about what teams they would like to have minority ownership of in honor of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce getting minority ownership of the Cleveland Guardians baseball team, continue to react to the news that James Pearce Jr. has been approved for a pretrial intervention program, though the timeline has been extended from the originally announced six months to one year, and that if Pearce completes the program without any further legal trouble, all felony and misdemeanor charges against him will be dropped, and he will avoid jail time, explain why they think the NFL may wait until 2027 to address the James Pearce Jr. situation, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!