Conqu'ring Heroes 171 - Warde Manuel

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the 2025-26 season premiere of Conqu'ring Heroes, where we cover all things Michigan Athletics. Fittingly, this season's first guest is the leader of Michigan Athletics - Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics. Manuel covers a variety of topics, including two new Head Coach hires, the department's budget situation, a potential football game in Germany, the 2025 Hall of Honor class, and Saturday's football opener.

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0:00.0	Students are on campus, athletes are back, which means the return of conquering heroes.
0:05.4	We're excited to be back, and Conquering Heroes covers everything in the Michigan Athletics,
0:09.8	from players and athletes to coaches, as well as the athletic director.
0:14.2	And he just so happens to join us as we kick off this athletic year.
0:19.0	Ward Manuel will be with us in just a few moments,
0:22.2	but I want to let you know you're not going to hear anything about the decision that came
0:27.4	down from the NCAA a couple of weeks ago. Why we're not going to do it right now,
0:32.5	Ward is not going to make any further comment about the NCAA case at this time. It's ongoing. So we're going to
0:39.7	move on to other things. There's a lot of things going on with the Michigan Athletics in an
0:44.4	exciting year ahead of us. But before we get to Ward Manual, Champion Circle is the leading
0:49.6	Michigan Athletics fan engagement community. Champion Circle connects fans with once in a lifetime
0:54.7	experiences, produces public and private events, offers club memberships, and operates an
1:00.2	online retail store that features exclusive apparel, trading cards, autographs, and other
1:04.9	memorabilia. To become a member or learn more about how you can engage with your favorite
1:10.3	Michigan student athletes,
1:11.9	visit Champion Circle U of M.com.
1:14.8	That's Champion Circle U ofm.com.
1:17.6	Champion Circle is a proud sponsor of University of Michigan Athletics.
1:22.8	As I promised, coming up next, the athletic director here at the University of Michigan, Ward
1:28.2	Manual on Conquering Heroes.
1:33.0	Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things Michigan Athletics.
1:38.0	Updates on every team on campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way.
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