Locked On Wolverines - Daily Podcast On Michigan Wolverines Football & Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Isaiah Hole

LOCKED IN: Who are the NEXT Michigan football stars in 2026?

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Dusty should be able to "write in his own numbers" after what Michigan has done in two years.

1. Locked On Wolverines centers on a Michigan mailbag with Isaiah Lowe answering questions about football, basketball, NIL, and the athletic department. 2. Isaiah Lowe, publisher of Wolverines Wire through USA Today Sports Media Group, hosts the episode and frames it as a daily Michigan show for "Every Dayers." 3. The episode asks what Michigan's 2026 football and current basketball situations mean for coaching, roster building, and expectations. 4. Lowe says Dusty May is already in line to be paid like a top basketball coach if Michigan keeps winning and reaches the Final Four. 5. He ties that opinion to Michigan's historically bad season, a Sweet 16 turnaround, and the possibility of a national title. 6. Lowe says Michigan basketball has set an expectation that makes anything short of the Final Four a disappointment. 7. He compares this team's ceiling to the 2013 and 2018 Michigan teams and says 2013 feels like the closer comparison. 8. Lowe says the 2026 Michigan football schedule is the main concern because Indiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Ohio State are on it. 9. He says the schedule matters more than the defensive line or linebacker room because home games soften, but do not erase, the difficulty. 10. Lowe points to the athletic department's internal investigation and says Ward initiated it, rather than being the target of a surprise probe. 11. He says Ward is about 60 percent safe after the investigation, while also arguing that some online criticism invents facts. 12. Lowe rejects the idea that Michigan will avoid future Black head coaches, saying the selection comes down to who is best for the job. 13. He says Sharon Moore was the right choice because he had been groomed for the role and preserved Michigan's identity. 14. Lowe says the new coaching staff has not been easy to meet yet, and he has not talked with any of them in person. 15. He notes that he relies on transcripts more than audio because reading sticks better in his head. 16. On football personnel, he names Rod Moore, Zeke Berry, Shamari Earls, Nate Staling, Channing Goodwin, Hogan Hansen, Josiah Edmond, David Pollack, and Dom Nichols as names to watch. 17. The tone is conversational, reactive, and mailbag-driven, with long answers, side notes, and interruptions about internet problems and a teleprompter that needs Wi-Fi. 18. The format mixes recruiting, roster projection, and opinionated answers with sponsor reads and a lightning round. 19. Michigan fans tracking 2026 football, Dusty May, and roster turnover. 20. Listeners wanting a tight, game-by-game recap only.

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Loose Michigan talk that is strongest on Ward, the investigation, and the late-season basketball questions.

The episode opens with the familiar Locked On intro and then settles into Michigan talk that moves between basketball, the athletics department investigation, and listener questions.

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