Good morning, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Happy Tuesday, everybody.

It is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

This is the Michigan insider.

This is the Big 1050.

WTKA online at the big 1050.com.

It has been 2,096 days since Ohio State last beat Michigan on the football field.

2,096 days and counting.

And I'm not going to bury the lead.

We are down to the final four days until the start of the Michigan football season.

The countdown of the Michigan football season is brought to you by our friends at Lewis Jewelers, your watch store, proud partner of Michigan Athletics and the

Big 1050 WTCA. We are four days away until this Saturday when the Michigan Wolverines

open their season against New Mexico at Michigan Stadium. I want to thank the U of M Club of Greater

Detroit for having us out last night for a great kickoff event. Always fun to kick

off the season with the U of Greater Detroit. So appreciate that from,

from those folks. And also thanks to Isaiah Hol, Josh Henske, and Seth Fisher for

joining me there. They were the panelists as far as that for that conversation. So appreciate them joining me yesterday. We had a ton of fun. We had an insane ton of fun last night because we're getting ready for Michigan football, which of course is four days from now. And I'll get ready for Michigan football. We're going to hear from head coach Sharon Moore, who yesterday made it official announcing that Bryce Underwood is the starting quarterback for the Michigan football team. We'll hear everything that Sharon had to say coming up in a little bit. We'll also hear from Greg Crippin and Ray Sean Benny. And then we're going to go behind the uniform with Zeke Barry as we get you ready for the Michigan football season. Coming up at around 845, the townie top three with Rich Reddy. Eric Adelson joins us for the 9 o'clock hour.

Sam will be back this morning. We have lounge passes to give away a lot to do on this show. But as I said, we are four days away until the start of the Michigan football season. And as I said, the count that of the Michigan football season is brought to you by our friends at Lewis Jewelers, your watch store, proud partner of Michigan Athletics and the Big 1050 WTCA for Mike Hardin days away

until the start of the Michigan football season.

Mike Hardin from Detroit with the Central High School was actually born in Memphis

and then his family moved to Detroit when he was growing up.

He arrived on campus in 1976, was a split end and then turned into a defensive back

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