Hello, everyone. This is Alejandro Suniga over at the Michigan Insider, Michigan.247Sports.com,

kicking off another season of Behind Enemy Lines. Now, if you're new to this show,

Behind Enemy Lines is where we take an in-depth look at the Michigan football team's upcoming

opponent for the week. So, of course, we're kicking off this week with the East Carolina Pirates.

New to the show, though, is that every single week we are going to be talking to a beat

reporter from the Ohio State Buckeyes and a beat reporter from Michigan State, the Spartans,

so that throughout the season, Michigan fans know what the rivals are doing, know what the

big storylines are, and know what to expect come late October, and of course, the game in

late November.

Very excited to be bringing back this show, going to be bigger and better than ever.

Thank you so much for listening.

Let's dive right in.

I've got it on the line today, Stephen Igo. Stephen covers the East Carolina Pirates over at Hoist

the Colors, our 24-7 affiliate. Stephen, how you doing? I'm doing good, man. Just glad we made it

to game week and it's finally here. It's been a long and a bit full offseason, as I'm sure you can relate.

Absolutely.

Not just at Michigan, but across college football, right?

But for Michigan, this year is a big one.

There are undoubtedly national championship aspirations.

So I'm just excited for there to be football, right?

There's going to be a football game this Saturday at Michigan Stadium, noon on peacock, or in person,

maybe better to be there in person.

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