The Michigan Insider

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zuniga break down the news that Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel will step down at the end of the calendar year after more than a decade leading the University's athletic department.
They open with a look at the timing of the news, which came after a week of outside speculation that Michigan's investigation into the athletic department's culture had found Manuel culpable. They discuss Michigan releasing an abbreviated outline of the findings, and why it's time for Manuel to step down, regardless of the results of this specific investigation.
They then pivot to look at Manuel's tenure with Michigan, which began in 2016. They discuss both the high amount of scandals and championships under Manuel's watch, including multiple NCAA investigations, 80 Big Ten titles and national titles in both football and men's basketball.
They close with a look at what Michigan should look for in its next athletic director, and how the University should balance the financial and traditional component of the athletic director role.

In an exclusive interview with The Michigan Insider, Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel sits down with Sam Webb to discuss the latest surrounding all of the happenings around Ann Arbor including questions on his own future with the program.
Other topics covered include his performance as athletic director and Dusty May's recent departure for the NBA.

On this week's episode, Sam and Brice discuss Michigan's recent big recruiting win for the Wolverines as they landed four-star defensive back Monsanna Torbert over Ohio State and Indiana among others.
They also discuss what's next for the Wolverines on the recruiting trail with summer official visit season now in the rear view mirror.

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz discuss the bombshell news that Michigan head basketball coach Dusty May would be departing for a head-coaching job with the Dallas Mavericks, and that assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. would likely be named the interim head coach.
They open with a discussion about May's departure. They discuss the shock level, why it happened, the role Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel played in it, what it says about college basketball and more.
In the second half of the episode, they look at Michigan's likely decision to promote Boynton to interim head coach. They discuss Boynton's career and role with the Wolverines, whether it's the right decision for Michigan, what a pursuit of other candidates might have looked like and what to make of the Wolverines' 2026-27 outlook without May leading the charge.

In the newest edition of the Michigan Recruiting Insider podcast, Steve and Brice discuss Michigan's most recent official visitors in four-star defensive lineman Seth Tillman and three-star offensive lineman Lincoln Mageo (mun-gow). Where do the Wolverines stand in those races coming out of the weekend?
Attention then turns to five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson, who will officiallly visit campus this weekend. The Wolverines are battling Texas A&M and Auburn among others for his commitment; can the Wolverines seize the lead in an important race at a position of need?
The episode concludes with a few questions from our message board and the audience.