The Wolverine Podcast

Michael Cohen of Fox Sports — a former Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press — joins the show to talk Michigan's 2023 national championship, expectations for the first year of the Sherrone Moore era, the quarterback battle, U-M's top transfers and more with The Wolverine's Clayton Sayfie.

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(00:00) - Intro

(2:50) - Michael's unique perspective on Michigan's national championship run

(11:15) - Sherrone Moore era

(16:00) - Jaishawn Barham is Michigan's top newcomer

(20:00) - Michigan's defensive back haul, highlighted by Aamir Hall

(26:30) - Handicapping Big Ten favorites

(30:30) - Intel from attending Ohio State spring ball

(34:45) - Michigan's toughest games

(38:55) - SPOILER ALERT, discussing Curb Your Enthusiasm Final Season

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Sherrone Moore spoke for 30 minutes at Wayne State's satellite camp, Will Johnson says he might play offense, we spoke to QB Alex Orji and revenue sharing is here. All that and more from TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie and Anthony Broome on this episode.

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(00:00) - Intro

(2:00) - Sherrone Moore Takeaways

(19:00) - Amorion Walker discusses return to Michigan / WR

(25:00) - Analyzing Conversation With Alex Orji

(32:40) - Will Johnson Says He Wants To Play Some Offense

(42:25) - House vs. NCAA settlement - what's next?

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The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Wednesday edition of The Wolverine Live recruiting show, including U-M’s push for Top 100 Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga defensive back Kainoa Winston.

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Analysts EJ Holland and Zach Libby preview Michigan’s first official visit weekend on May 31-June 2 and the five targets scheduled to be in Ann Arbor, including On300 Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley EDGE Marco Jones, on The Wolverine Live Tuesday Recruiting Show.

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TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome is joined by On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power to discuss his thoughts on Michigan football's quarterback situation both in the short and long-term, headlined by Alex Orji, Jadyn Davis and Carter Smith, his favorite players in the 2024 class and more.

Topics:

(00:00) - Intro/TheWolverineOnDemand.com

(1:20) - Charles Power on scouting and ranking process

(3:50) - Michigan's QB battle and what Alex Orji brings

(8:35) - Jadyn Davis' evaluation and comparison

(12:24) - Carter Smith's evaluation and comparison

(14:35) - 2024 offensive signees to watch

(16:20) - 2024 defensive signees to watch

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On today's Balas and Skene show: The Michigan football team’s fate will depend a lot on offensive improvement this year, most likely, starting up front. The offensive line has pieces, but we’re not quite sure how they fit together … in addition, the quarterback room is a huge question mark, and there isn’t much depth at wide receiver.

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TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome and Chris Balas discuss Michigan football's four additions in the transfer portal at defensive back last week, breaking down Semaj Morgan's comments from over the weekend and more in a Q&A segment to close out the show.

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Takeaways from Michigan landing a commitment from four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach on May 3 were discussed on The Wolverine live Tuesday recruiting show with analysts EJ Holland and Zach Libby.

Holland and Libby also spoke on a number of key 2025 targets they recently saw on the road during the spring evaluation period, including On300 Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh. 

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TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie discuss a variety of topics in a mailbag edition of the Monday show.

Topics covered include:

(00:00) - Intro

(2:41) - Warde Manuel's job as AD in 2024

(7:12) - Remaining transfer portal needs by position and walk-on standouts

(13:50) - Night game predictions for this season

(19:25) - Predicting yardage breakdown for RBs

(22:30) - U-M/OSU score prediction

(25:45) - Jadyn Davis' role as a freshman

(32:28) - Is NIL affecting recruiting and transfer portal?

(40:31) - Does Michigan make the playoff this fall?

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TheWolverine.com's Chris Balas, Clayton Sayfie and Anthony Broome give their ratings for different attributes of Michigan football quarterbacks for the EA Sports College Football video game, discuss the Wolverines being a top school for Grand Valley State DT transfer Jay'Viar Suggs, U-M's new NIL general manager, Terése Whitehead, and takeaways from Dusty May's press conference and meeting new assistant coaches.

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Topics:

(00:00) - Intro

(3:10) - EA Sports Ratings For Michigan QBs

(13:45) - Michigan a top school for Grand Valley State DT transfer Jay'Viar Suggs

(19:30) - Michigan/Altius Hire Terése Whitehead as GM of NIL

(25:40) - Takeaways from Dusty May / assistant coach press conference

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