Wolverine Confidential

Michigan has added two cornerback commits this month in the 2024 class, but it is falling in the national rankings after missing on several top targets. Is it time to be concerned? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall camp is underway for the Michigan football team, and we discuss some of the notable happenings. Might Michigan throw the ball more than it has in the recent past? The preseason coaches poll is out and the AP poll debuts next week. The Wolverines are ranked higher than they have been in long time. Plus, the latest on Jim Harbaugh's suspension and Big Ten expansion. Learn more about your ad cho...

Practice begins this week in Ann Arbor, where expectations are high for the Michigan football team. We dive into camp battles and key storylines to watch out for. Plus, we recap the Aaron Scott Jr. decision and provide an update on recruiting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan could be without its head coach for the first four games of the 2023 season. The Wolverines were predicted to win the Big Ten in the preseason poll. Plus, takeaways from Big Ten media days.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan has dominated Ohio State the past two years and won the Big Ten. Is that enough to put Buckeye coach Ryan Day in the hot seat? Or has his overall success protected him for at least another year or so? We discuss, after opening with a brief chat about former Wolverine Tommy Henry's success with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commitments continue for the Wolverines, who have one of the best recruiting classes in college football despite a few misses. Plus, we recap the NBA draft and discuss Emoni Bates, preview the upcoming NHL draft, and touch on a pair of coaching changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan has added four commitments since our last podcast, but it also missed out on a few key targets. Plus, injuries in the RB room and a new NIL initiative. Two Wolverines also are expected to be selected in 2023 NBA draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan football recently added a high school commit plus a veteran transfer. The Big Ten announced conference opponents for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons, with USC and UCLA in the mix. Plus, men's basketball officially announced three incoming transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Harbaugh checks in from a football camp in Detroit, updating us on Michigan football's offense this fall, Blake Corum, addresses the Shemy Schembechler resignation, and more. Plus the guys talk recruiting and men's basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan football is in hot water again as assistant director of recruiting Shemy Schembechler resigned following public backlash over his social media account, which endorsed controversial and racially insensitive messaging. The Big Ten is ready for more November night games, although Michigan and other schools are pushing back. Lastly, a spring sports postseason update.  Learn more about your ad...

We're talking Michigan spring sports, with softball trying to make a run in the Big Ten Tournament, the tennis teams advancing to the Sweet 16, and the men's lacrosse team headed to its first-ever NCAA Tournament. Plus, football recruiting stays hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron and Ryan discuss Michigan’s nine NFL draft picks, including Mazi Smith going in the first round, Luke Schoonmaker moving up and Jake Moody cracking the top 100(!). Plus recruiting momentum continues for the football team, which can now claim the No. 1 class in 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 NFL Draft begins Thursday, and several Wolverines are expected to hear their names called during the three-day event. The crew discusses who they think will be selected and where. Plus, three experienced football players entered the transfer portal this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hockey team lost in the Frozen Four, continuing a recent trend of Michigan teams to come up just short of a national championship. We also discuss the men's basketball roster moves, a football commitment, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The football spring game was Saturday; we discuss standouts and the players who sat. Michigan also landed a 5-star QB in Jadyn Davis, the biggest pickup since J.J. McCarthy. Plus thoughts on Hunter Dickinson's pending exit, the hockey team's Frozen Four outlook and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan hockey is back in the Frozen Four, thanks to a 2-1 overtime victory vs. Penn State in an NCAA regional final. The Wolverines dominated their tournament opener, pasting Colgate 11-1, but they trailed 1-0 against Penn State before scoring in the third to force OT. They are headed to the Frozen Four for the second straight season and will face Quinnipiac, another No. 1 seed, on April 6. Lear...

Michigan hockey starts its NCAA Tournament on Friday night against Colgate. Do the Wolverines have what it takes to win it all? Plus, Jett Howard is one and done at Michigan, and Jim Harbaugh's staff has been busy on the recruiting trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of NIL Now, Kevin and Lauren assess Nick Saban’s latest NIL comments about collectives paying players to attend their schools. The hosts then discuss whether or not LifeWallet CEO John Ruiz should be considered a “booster,” after he said he’ll file a lawsuit against the NCAA over his mislabeling as a Miami “booster.” Reddit CFB’s Bobak Ha’Eri brings Reddit's comments on Isai...

The Michigan hockey team knocked off No. 1 Minnesota for its second straight Big Ten championship, and it did so this year with an interim head coach. Is it time to give the job to Brandon Naurato, who has guided the Wolverines to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament? Plus, women's basketball falls to LSU in the second round, while the men let another late lead slip away against Vanderbilt and face...

Lots of hoops chatter. The Michigan men beat Toledo to advance in the NIT, the women prep for UNLV in the NCAA tourney; we discuss Jett Howard's future, hockey and spring football and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Michigan women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. The men were relegated to the NIT. We discuss both teams' draws and preview Michigan hockey's Big Ten title game against Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of NIL Now, Kevin and Lauren preview NCAA president Charlie Baker's first 100 days in office. The hosts then react to LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne's controversial NIL deal with Caktus AI, an artificial intelligence tool that forced LSU to issue a statement. Reddit CFB’s Bobak Ha’Eri brings his thoughts and Reddit's comments on Baker's mission as the NCAA's leader, and what he pr...

Men's basketball closed the regular season with two road games against quality opponents, but it squandered both opportunities to earn a quad 1 win. The Wolverines lost to Illinois and No. 15 Indiana in overtime and now will need at least one win in the conference tournament for a chance to go dancing. Meanwhile, women's hoops lost in the Big Ten quarters against Ohio State, while hockey advanced...

Men's basketball has won three straight games thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Hunter Dickinson, and finds itself squarely on the bubble. Hockey drops two games after regulation. Plus women's hoops and football talk, including highlights from Jim Harbaugh's media availability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The men's basketball team finished strong against MSU on Saturday, scoring the final 12 points for an 84-72 victory. Still, its NCAA Tournament chances look bleak. The women's team has dropped two straight against ranked opponents and is still without one of its top players. Hockey took the ice outdoors in Cleveland, while spring football practices begin just as reports surface of defensive coordi...