The Michigan Insider

Sam Webb, Brice Marich, and Steve Lorenz discuss new Michigan commits Tyler Martin and Tavierre Dunlap, then the crew resets the wide receiver recruiting board after Markus Allen's decommitment. Later they break down an opponent trending up in the race for Rayshaun Benny and the Michigan's with several highly ranked tight ends in the 2022 class. Josh Henschke joins the discussion to discuss the la...

In this episode, we take a look at the validity of Joe Milton's ascent in the quarterback battle, along with check in on our projected depth chart after fall camp. In our discussion of Milton, we tackle the question on if the hype around him is real. We explain why Michigan has always been excited about Milton, what he has done to take a lead in the quarterback battle and how fans should gauge fal...

Sam Webb, Brice Marich, and Steve Lorenz discuss Michigan's battle with Oklahoma State for Tavierre Dunlap, how Harbaugh's social justice stance may factor into recruiting, 2022 running back targets Gi'Bran Payne, Dillon Tatum, and Stephan Byrd, and resetting the 2021 cornerback recruiting board focusing on Ceyair Wright, Omarion Cooper, and John Howse. Later Josh Henschke joins the discussion to...

Sam Webb and Tim McCormick discuss the added significance of Frankie Collin's commitment and Tim breaks down the talented youngster's game. Then Michigan freshman Jace Howard joins the podcast to discuss his transition to college, playing for his dad, early practice impressions, his recruiting efforts, and more. The podcast finishes with Tim elaborating on the college basketball bubble idea he pro...

Sam Webb, Brice Marich, and Josh Henschke discuss the recent protests of the Big Ten's decision to postpone the football season and the impact of the return of students to college campuses nation wide. Then their attention turns to the latest of top football targets Drew Kendall and Daymon David and they close in on their decisions. 247Sports national recruiting analyst Brian Dohn joins the show t...

In a two-topic episode, we react to offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield's decision to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft and where Michigan's offensive line goes next, then tackle an apparent uprising from parents and players in the Big Ten and what it could lead to. Beginning with the Mayfield discussion, we both opine on whether it was a surprising decision. We touch on Mayfield's draft stock, while it...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich break down hos the the Big Ten's decision to postpone the football season has impacted the recruitments of Donovan Edwards, MJ Morris, and Thomas Fidone. The crew also discusses southern schools' intensified pursuit of Michigan commits Junior Colson and Jaydon Hood, and a recent development in Daymon David's recruitment that could help Michigan's standing....

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Josh Henschke discuss the the Big Ten's decision to postpone the fall sports season. Was it the right move? It criticism of the transparency of the process warranted? What's the likelihood of a spring football season. The crew then assesses the potential impact on recruiting. Will visits be allowed? How might the answer to that question influence major targets like Dono...

In this episode, we break down the ins and outs of the Michigan football team’s 2020 schedule. We open by reiterating the schedule for those who missed it, then begin a series of discussions. We take a look at the schedule as a whole, the addition of Northwestern and what we liked about the Big Ten’s emphasis on flexibility in its decisions. Then, we break down some of the other nuances, such as t...

Tim and Sam discusses the impact of Isaiah Livers' return on Michigan's standing in the Big Ten race. Later they discuss the likelihood of a college basketball season amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. The duo also catches up with Dion Harris to discuss his early rivalry with Lebron James, why his Michigan teams weren't able to get over the tournament hump, the start of his coaching career, and...

In a roundabout episode, we discuss Michigan's paused workouts, the football team's recruiting and take a stab at figuring out what the Wolverines' 2020 football schedule may look like. We open by discussing Michigan Athletics' decision to pause voluntary workouts for its ice hockey, field hockey, volleyball and swim and dive teams. We touch on how volatile everything can be in the case of an outb...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich Discuss the significance of Andrel Anthony's dead period visit to Michigan, plus the latest in the races for Rayshaun Benny and Ceyair Wright, Shaun Nua's recruiting prowess, and Crystal Balling 2022 Db Jaeden Gould. Later Josh Henschke joins the podcast to discuss the latet in point guard recruiting with a couple of targets getting closer to coming off the...

In this episode, we discuss Chris and Mya Hinton — parents of Michigan DT Christopher Hinton — speaking up publicly in several national publications about their concerns for the college football season. We also discuss our thoughts on FBS schools' handlings of COVID-19 so far and whether or not the NCAA should delay the season. The Hintons' comments are discussed first, as we break down their pare...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich share an updated view of Rocco Spindler's recruitment after attending one his workouts. The crew compares the player development resumes of Ed Warinner and Notre Dame OL coach Jeff Quinn and also takes a deep dive into how U-M's recruiting approach has evolved during the pandemic. The football recruiting chat rounds out with a discussion of Raheem anderson'...

In this episode, Lorenz and Shaw go back and forth in a snake-style draft, selecting Michigan football players to form teams that face each other. The draft begins with some usual suspects, with Aidan Hutchinson, Jalen Mayfield and Ambry Thomas serving among the first players picked. From there, the draft proves to be an indictment of which Michigan football players are irreplaceable, and which po...

Tim McCormick and Sam Webb discuss Will Tschetter's commitment, then interview Nik Stauskas about the rise of Canadian basketball, the Big 10 All Decade team, why he believes Mitch McGary would have been the top pick in the NBA draft if he hadn't gotten injured, and more. Stauskas also answers listener questions. Tim breaks down the game of Michigan's other new commitment Kobe Bufkin, then Sam int...

In this episode, we discuss a variety of topics relating to the Wolverines, including new ticketing policies, which games have been Michigan’s biggest in the last three decades, Isaiah Livers’ NBA Draft decision, Aaron Lewis’ transfer and David Ojabo’s travel situation. We open by briefly updating listeners on Michigan’s new policy to not hold season tickets in the 2020 season and not allow ticket...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich discuss Xavier Worthy's commitment and comparisons to Anthony Carter, Josh Gattis' recruiting impact, the latest with defensive tackle targets Rayshaun Benny, George Rooks, and Anthony Hundley, the battle between Michigan and Notre Dame for Rocco Spindler, and a recap of the Elite Underclassmen camp. ,Later Webb and chats with the coach of AAU program The F...

In this episode, we break down Jim Harbaugh's first press conference since January 1, then discuss other pandemic related issues including a condensed Big Ten schedule. We open by discussing what we deemed unnecessary hoopla over one sentence in Harbaugh's press conference. We discuss why it got misconstrued, why it seems to consistently happen to Harbaugh and what can be done to minimize it. We a...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich discuss Michigan's massive comeback with Xavier Worthy, how Worthy could impact Donovan Edwards' recruitment, the Wolverines' standing with rising safety Daymon David, and 2022 quarterback recruiting. Later Webb and Josh Henschke discuss Will Tschetter's commitment to the basketball program. 247Sports analyst Brian Snow checks in with a scouting report on T...

Tim McCormick and Sam Webb discuss Isaiah Barnes' commitment, debate whether John Beilein should've been named the Big Ten's coach of the decade over Tom Izzo, and take a deep dive into Emoni Bates and how he compares to LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and other generational talents, whether he will ever play for Michigan State, and how Name, Image, Likeness rules may ever so slightly increase the odd...

Sam Webb and Brice Marich discuss Cristian Dixon's commitment, a possible pipeline forming at Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei, and Michigan's strong standing with elite 2022 targets Domani Jackson, Will Johnson, Joshua Burnam, Alex VanSumeren, Dillon Tatum, Mike Williams, Tyler Morris, and Jaeden Gould. Later Webb and Josh Henschke discuss Isaiah Barnes' commitment to basketball's 2021 class, positiv...

In this episode, we answer a variety of questions pertaining to Michigan football, We discuss questions pertaining to Michigan not heavily pursuing J.T. Daniels in the transfer market, who takes the heat if the Wolverines' quarterback play is average or below average in 2020, how tough of a job the Michigan head coaching job is among other top teams, defensive ends moving to defensive tackle, Mich...

Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich discuss Quintin Somerville's commitment, Michigan's standing with top defensive line targets Rayshaun Benny and George Rooks, offensive line targets coming off the board, the prospect most likely to commit next, and big news in the race for top receiver target Xavier Worthy. Later Webb and Josh Henschke discuss the what kind of immediate impact is realistic...

In this episode, we provide some brief updates on the Michigan football team’s return to campus, then spend the bulk of the episode breaking down Michigan’s defensive depth chart. After hearing from Warde Manuel and two medical experts working with the Michigan football team Thursday, Shaw discusses what he heard about positive COVID-19 tests, Michigan’s policy to maintain social distancing and ot...