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Good morning, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Happy Friday, everybody.

T-G-I-F.

It is Friday, December 5th, 2025.

This is the Michigan Insider.

This is the Big 1050 WTKA online at the big 1050.com.

A lot to get to on this Friday edition of the show.

It's the conclusion of our magic Christmas week here on the show. So we have a few Magic of Christmas guests coming up for you later on in the show, including wrapping up the show with Debbie Williams-Hoke at around 950 this morning to talk one more time with her and see how the week has gone and see what her needs remain and all that kind of good stuff. But it's been a great week with our friends from the Magic Christmas. We'll get to that later on in the show. Coming up in just a little bit, we're going to hear from Michigan men's basketball assistant coach Justin Joyner. He met with the media yesterday as the Wolverines opened Big Ten play. It's been a minute since the Wolverines were on the floor. they had last week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, those games down in Las Vegas.

They played awesome.

And they've been working on, well, a little bit of Thanksgiving. And then, of course, working on themselves and getting ready for Big Ten play ever since. So the Saturday, tomorrow, they host Rutgers at 4 p.m. at the Chrysler Center to open Big Ten play. So we'll hear from Justin Joyner about that. And then we're going to get to the final regular season edition of the Michigan Football Defensive Breakdown with Vans Bedford. So that's coming up in a little bit here on the show as well. In the 8 o'clock hour, a live edition. Speaking of Michigan Basketball, a live edition of the Michigan Basketball Insider podcast with Sam Webb and Tim McCormick. And excited to have Tim join us to get ready for Big Ten play with our Michigan men's basketball team. Again, off to a terrific start to their season. So we will get to that coming up in the 8 o'clock hour here on the show. And then, of course, John Eubacon joins us in the 9 o'clock hour here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050WTKA

online at the big 1050.com. It's cold out there. Just a fair warning. I know it was chilly. I don't think I was expecting to see a negative as the temperature when I looked at it this morning. But it's chilly out there. It'll warm up slightly. It's chilly out there. So I bundle up and have a warm day. and excited to have you with us here on this Friday edition of The Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTK on line at the big 1050.

com.

So it was a, um, the day got off to a good start yesterday when it came to day two of the early signing period for college football.

As the Wolverines, as we talked about here on the show, they received their,

the official signing from five-star running back, Savian Hyder, out of Virginia.

So Savian was in the folder early on yesterday.

And then it was a day to kind of watch.

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