The Wolverine Podcast

TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie preview Michigan football's fall camp, Roddy Gayle Jr. potentially returning for year five, Mike Boynton Jr. adds to the staff and your questions, including a discussion on team expectations.

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie, Chris Balas and Anthony Broome break down their major takeaways from 2026 Big Ten Media Days at the International Ballroom inside the Hilton Chicago. Estimated time stamps for each topic are below:

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The Wolverine's Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie discuss the Cleveland.com Big Ten media poll, which places Michigan No. 5 in the conference, and also discuss Big Ten Media Days this week in Chicago.

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie and Chris Balas discuss Mike Boynton Jr.'s staff coming together, and how he's done in the opening month of his brief tenure, plus other takeaways from Boynton's interview with Brian Boesch. They then talk about Michigan sophomore Bryce Underwood being listed as the No. 31 quarterback nationally and No. 10 in the Big Ten by The Athletic — too high, too low and where should he be by season's end? They then discuss a couple thoughts Clayton had from his conversation with college football expert Phil Steele, including a reason why the Wolverines may thrive right away under Kyle Whittingham.

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie and Chris Balas discuss athletic director Warde Manuel being out at the end of the year, and break down Mike Boynton Jr.'s interesting contract setup. They take your Michigan questions at the end of the show!

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TheWolverine.com's Anthony Broome and Chris Balas discuss the latest with Warde Manuel's status, Mike Boynton Jr. hiring Mike Martin as an assistant and some offensive line talk to end the show.

Topics discussed include:

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The Wolverine's Anthony Broome and Chris Balas discuss Warde Manuel's status as athletic director, Mike Boynton Jr. taking over as the official men's basketball head coach and more.

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie, Chris Balas and Anthony Broome discuss the latest with the Michigan basketball roster and Mike Boynton Jr.'s status, before talking about the Wolverines football team. They discuss the four games already sold out, Anthony Broome's rankings of the top five offensive players on the team and how the program is getting it done on the recruiting trail.

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie breaks down one thing to know about each Michigan football opponent for the 2026 season.

00:00 - Intro

01:35 - Western Michigan

03:14 - Oklahoma

07:12 - UTEP

09:11 - Iowa

12:13 - Minnesota

15:18 - Penn State

18:39 - Indiana

22:35 - Rutgers

26:09 - Michigan State

29:23 - Oregon

34:07 - UCLA

36:53 - Ohio State

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TheWolverine.com's Clayton Sayfie and Anthony Broome take you into Fourth of July Weekend with a loaded episode, discussing the latest with the Michigan basketball roster following Moustapha Thiam's announcement and what could come next for Mike Boynton Jr. They also talk about who has the toughest schedule in the Big Ten and the returning football starter that will make the biggest leap and player that redshirted last year that could emerge as a force, before talking about Wisconsin's Culver's jersey patch and what kind of sponsorship Michigan may go with (if at all!). They get into EA Sports College Football 27 overall ratings and finish with a debate on where to spend vacation in our state based on a Pure Michigan tweet.

(00:00) - Intro

(01:15) - Latest on Michigan basketball roster

(09:42) - BetMGM ad

(10:46) - Who's schedule is tougher, Michigan or Ohio State?

(19:34) - Returning starter that will make the biggest jump and player that redshirted who will emerge

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(30:22) - Wisconsin's Culver's jersey patch and what should Michigan do?

(39:30) - EA Sports ratings for Michigan players

(45:40) - Vacation debate based on Pure Michigan tweet

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