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Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (Week 6): Defensive adjustments continue to stand out Oct 12, 2023

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Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford reviews the Michigan defensive performance in the Wolverine's dominant 52-10 road win at Minnesota. He details the adjustments the Wolverines made to stop the Gophers' stretch play, the outstanding play of the secondary, and more.

Behind Enemy Lines - Michigan vs. Indiana preview Oct 10, 2023

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The Michigan Insider goes Behind Enemy Lines to preview the Indiana Hoosiers, who come to the Big House this weekend for a noon kickoff.

TMI's Alejandro Zúñiga welcomes Matthew Weaver from Peegs.com to discuss this week's opponent. The Hoosiers are 2-3, coming off a blowout loss to Maryland, and fired their offensive coordinator over the bye week. What needs to change to save Tom Allen's job?

The show then breaks down Ohio State's uncomfortable win over the Terps with Patrick Murphy of Bucknuts. How big of a concern is that Buckeye rushing game, and what could that mean for Michigan?

Michigan-Minnesota recap: More dominance everywhere as Wolverines move to 6-0 Oct 09, 2023

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down the Michigan football team's dominant 52-10 win at Minnesota, with some of their key takeaways on both sides of the ball.

They open with an extended look at JJ McCarthy, his latest strong performance and why — regardless of where he ranks among college football’s quarterbacks this season — he, Jim Harbaugh and Michigan might be the best fit for each other in the country. They then continue by looking at the rest of the offensive standouts, including Kalel Mullings, the offensive line, an array of pass-catchers and more.

In the second half of the episode, they discuss what went well on the defensive side of things for the Wolverines. Included are discussions about two pick-sixes, Mason Graham, the defensive line’s depth and a defense that has been more destructive and disruptive the last two weeks. Along the way, they discuss other big-picture talking points surrounding the Wolverines’ 6-0 start.

New flip targets; Talking with Michigan's top NIL Collective - Michigan Recruiting Insider Oct 06, 2023

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In this week’s edition of The Michigan Recruiting Insider, Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich share updates on two new flips targets for Michigan. Then attention turns to NIL at Michigan with the founder of Valiant Management Group and a key contributor to The Champion's Circle Collective, Jared Wangler.

New Big Ten schedules for Michigan, previewing the Minnesota game Oct 05, 2023

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zuniga react to the Michigan football team’s 2024-28 Big Ten football schedules being released, and then preview the Wolverines road game at Minnesota.

In the first half of the episode, they offer their thoughts on the Wolverines’ future Big Ten schedules, which were released Thursday afternoon. They discuss Michigan’s gauntlet of a 2024 schedule, whether expectations need to be reset for that season, the perks of having more prominent teams on Michigan’s home schedule and the perks of some tough road games on the slate.

In the second half of the episode, they look at some of the biggest keys for Michigan in its road contest against Minnesota. They look at the Golden Gophers’ ability to force turnovers, another chance for Michigan’s backup running backs to impress, the Wolverines’ secondary continued efforts to grow and how Michigan can shut down Minnesota’s offense. They close with their final score predictions for the game.

Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (Week 5) - Recapping Nebraska Oct 05, 2023

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Former Michigan assistant Vance Bedford and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's defensive showing in its 45-7 victory over Nebraska.

Michigan offensive breakdown with Al Borges (Week 5) - Recapping Nebraska Oct 05, 2023

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Former Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges and TMI's Sam Webb assess Michigan's offensive showing in its 45-7 victory over Nebraska..

Behind Enemy Lines - Michigan vs. Minnesota preview Oct 03, 2023

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The Michigan football team faces Minnesota this weekend with the Little Brown Jug at stake for the first time since 2020. The Michigan Insider speaks with Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to preview the matchup. Do the Gophers have what it takes to challenge the Wolverines? TMI then checks in with Stephen Brooks from Spartan Tailgate as Michigan State struggles through rough NIL news, lost to Iowa and began its coaching search.

Michigan-Nebraska recap: Unpacking a complete win from the Wolverines Oct 02, 2023

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down their biggest takeaways and lasting thoughts from Michigan's 45-7 win at Nebraska, which moved the Wolverines to 5-0 on the season.

The open with a discussion about just how dominant Michigan was. Shaw assesses the sheer gap in ability shown between Michigan and Nebraska, as well as how the Wolverines have evidently solved their road-game woes. Lorenz contextualizes a complete performance, and how Michigan simply keeps looking better and better.

They then dig into some of their biggest impressions from Michigan’s offense, including thoughts on JJ McCarthy, Kalel Mullings and the offensive line. In the second half of the episode, they discuss the defensive standouts, including several members of the edge room, an effective run defense and pass-rush and other major contributions.

Along the way, they also dig into what the win says about Michigan’s standing nationally, and how the victory solidified the Wolverines’ claim as a national title contender.

Michigan-Nebraska preview: What to watch for in Wolverines' first road test Sep 29, 2023

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the No. 2 Michigan football team's first road test of the season, as the Wolverines travel to take on Nebraska. They discuss Michigan’s keys to victory, over-under predictions for the game and their final score predictions for the matchup.

As usual, they open with a look at the keys for Michigan’s offense. They discuss what the Wolverines can do to pass to set up the run, their predicted distribution of carries in the run game and what makes Nebraska’s defense tick.

In the second half of the episode, they flip over to the defensive side of the ball. The discuss what they believe to be a second straight one-dimensional offense, what can make Nebraska’s run game dangerous and some of the key factors to Michigan keeping its defensive success going. They close with their final thoughts and prediction for the game.

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