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The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, August 29th 2025.

HR1 - Elijah Wilkinson still Falcons best option at RT despite recent OT additions In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have officially signed safety Jordan Fuller to the active roster, and placed edge Bralen Trice on the short term reserve/injured list, and they also react to the news that the Falcons have officially signed offensive linemen Ryan Hayes and Carter Warren to their practice squad as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think Bralen Trice going on the short term IR is devastating for him and the Falcons.Then, The Morning Shift crew reacts to the Dallas Cowboys trading four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the news that the Packers have already agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think that Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons both feeling betrayed by each other is what led to the trade. Mike, Beau, and Ali also continue to hand out more SEC preseason superlatives! In this segment Mike, Beau, and Ali give their thoughts on who they think will be the SEC's newcomer of the year. The Morning Shift crew also previews some of the biggest week one college football matchups happening this weekend, including Georgia Tech taking on Deion Sanders aka Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes on the road in Boulder tonight. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why it'll be important for Georgia Tech to send a message to the college football world tonight in a game vs. Deion Sanders and Colorado. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Kirby Smart has everything you'd ever want in a college football head coach In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac categorize SEC Head Coaches as if they were contestants on The Bachelorette, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, give out some more SEC preseason superlatives, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

HR3 - Georgia Tech has legit shot to be contenders in ACC this season Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on which college football team they think is most likely to storm the field this season even though it is now not allowed in college football, which college football game is appointment television for them this weekend, and how they feel about Bralen Trice going on the short term IR and having to miss the first four games of the regular season in the Wake Up Call! Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with former Clemson Football Captain and now college football analyst for the ACC Network and ESPN Eric Mac Lain! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Eric discuss what he was doing at Echo Park Speedway when NASCAR had their night race there, what Eric is looking forward to the most this weekend besides Clemson's big matchup with LSU, how Eric is feeling about Clemson's big matchup with LSU tomorrow, why Eric thinks Cade Klubnik is the best quarterback in college football right now, why Eric thinks Georgia Tech fans should believe in the program and be excited about the team this year, what the expectations are for Carson Beck this year in Miami, and how Eric feels about Tennessee vs. Syracuse game that's going to be here in Atlanta in Mercedes-Benz Stadium tomorrow. The Morning Shift crew also lets you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about rookie Jalon Walker being back and ready to play in the Falcons' week one matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think that Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. shouldn't be compared to each other. Mike and Beau also make their picks against the spread, and then The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about rookie Jalon Walker being back and ready to play in the Falcons' week one matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think that Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. shouldn't be compared to each other.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with former Clemson Football Captain and now college football analyst for the ACC Network and ESPN Eric Mac Lain! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Eric discuss what he was doing at Echo Park Speedway when NASCAR had their night race there, what Eric is looking forward to the most this weekend besides Clemson's big matchup with LSU, how Eric is feeling about Clemson's big matchup with LSU tomorrow, why Eric thinks Cade Klubnik is the best quarterback in college football right now, why Eric thinks Georgia Tech fans should believe in the program and be excited about the team this year, what the expectations are for Carson Beck this year in Miami, and how Eric feels about Tennessee vs. Syracuse game that's going to be here in Atlanta in Mercedes-Benz Stadium tomorrow.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on which college football team they think is most likely to storm the field this season even though it is now not allowed in college football, which college football game is appointment television for them this weekend, and how they feel about Bralen Trice going on the short term IR and having to miss the first four games of the regular season in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to hand out some more SEC preseason superlatives! In this segment Mike, Beau, and Ali give their thoughts on which team would blow up the SEC with one upset, and what game they think will be game of the year in the SEC this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac categorize SEC Head Coaches as if they were contestants on The Bachelorette, and explain why Georgia Head Football Head Coach Kirby Smart is the total package when it comes to what you want in a college football head coach.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac preview some of the biggest week one college football matchups happening this weekend, including Georgia Tech taking on Deion Sanders aka Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes on the road in Boulder tonight. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why it'll be important for Georgia Tech to send a message to the college football world tonight in a game vs. Deion Sanders and Colorado.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Dallas Cowboys trading four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the news that the Packers have already agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think that Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons both feeling betrayed by each other is what led to the trade.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have officially signed safety Jordan Fuller to the active roster, and placed edge Bralen Trice on the short term reserve/injured list, and they also react to the news that the Falcons have officially signed offensive linemen Ryan Hayes and Carter Warren to their practice squad as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think Bralen Trice going on the short term IR is devastating for him and the Falcons.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, August 28th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons' practice squad has many guys who may be elevated to gameday roster In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, talk about how they think the Falcons have a good group of players on their practice squad that can and probably will have to help them win at some point this season, discuss which players on the Falcons' practice squad could be the Falcons' week one elevations, and explain why they think offensive lineman Ryan Hayes and defensive lineman Kentavius Street could be the Falcons' week one standard elevations. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali preview Georgia Tech's matchup with Colorado in Boulder tomorrow, Georgia's home matchup with Marshall on Saturday, and Georgia State's matchup with number 21 Ole Miss on Saturday as well, and explain why they're confident that Georgia Tech will get a win in Boulder against Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes tomorrow. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons may be overcompensating RT position with guys they've brought in In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, and react to the reports that the Falcons have also signed former New York Jets offensive tackle Carter Warren and former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ryan Hayes to their practice squad as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss if the Falcons are overcompensating at the offensive tackle/right tackle position with the number of guys they've brought in, and explain why they think newly signed Ryan Hayes looks to be the best of the Falcons' healthy offensive tackles right now. Then, The Morning Shift crew reacts to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about which college football teams between number one Texas, number three Ohio State, number four Clemson, number nine LSU, number six Notre Dame, and number 10 Miami are under the most pressure this season. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Texas, Auburn & LSU are SEC teams with most pressure on them this season In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call into the show and talk about which college football team they think is under the most pressure this season, how they feel about the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad, if they would make any changes to the Falcons' practice squad, and if they would take any long shot bets on any college football teams that aren't one of the favorites to win it all or win their conference this season in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, and talk about which players they're surprised made it to the Falcons' practice squad and didn't get picked up by another team. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with national college sports reporter for CBS Sports John Talty! Mike, Beau, Ali, and John discuss how former Georgia and Alabama strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran is doing heading into his first season as the Head Coach of the West Alabama football team, why John thinks the Big 10 conference won and lost by the SEC moving to a nine game conference schedule, how much better quarterback Ty Simpson fits what Alabama Head Football coach Kalen DeBoer and Offensive Coordinator Ryan Grubb want to do offensively at Alabama, who John thinks will be sleepers in the SEC this season, and if John thinks Texas is the team that has the most pressure on them in college football right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with national college sports reporter for CBS Sports John Talty! Mike, Beau, Ali, and John discuss how former Georgia and Alabama strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran is doing heading into his first season as the Head Coach of the West Alabama football team, why John thinks the Big 10 conference won and lost by the SEC moving to a nine game conference schedule, how much better quarterback Ty Simpson fits what Alabama Head Football coach Kalen DeBoer and Offensive Coordinator Ryan Grubb want to do offensively at Alabama, who John thinks will be sleepers in the SEC this season, and if John thinks Texas is the team that has the most pressure on them in college football right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, and talk about which players they're surprised made it to the Falcons' practice squad and didn't get picked up by another team.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call into the show and talk about which college football team they think is under the most pressure this season, how they feel about the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad, if they would make any changes to the Falcons' practice squad, and if they would take any long shot bets on any college football teams that aren't one of the favorites to win it all or win their conference this season in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about which college football teams between number one Texas, number three Ohio State, number four Clemson, number nine LSU, number six Notre Dame, and number 10 Miami are under the most pressure this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, and react to the reports that the Falcons have also signed former New York Jets offensive tackle Carter Warren and former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ryan Hayes to the practice squad as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss if the Falcons are overcompensating at the offensive tackle/right tackle position with the number of guys they've brought in, and explain why they think newly signed Ryan Hayes looks to be the best of the Falcons' healthy offensive tackles right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac preview Georgia Tech's matchup with Colorado in Boulder tomorrow, Georgia's home matchup with Marshall on Saturday, and Georgia State's matchup with number 21 Ole Miss on Saturday, and explain why they're confident that Georgia Tech will get a win in Boulder against Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes tomorrow.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, discuss which players on the Falcons' practice squad could be the Falcons' week one elevations, and explain why they think offensive lineman Ryan Hayes and defensive lineman Kentavius Street could be the Falcons' week one standard elevations.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've signed 14 players to their practice squad, and talk about how they think the Falcons have a good group of players on their practice squad that can and probably will have to help them win at some point this season.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons just need someone serviceable at right tackle for first four games In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons placed starting right tackle Kaleb McGary on the season ending injured reserved list yesterday when they released their initial 53-man roster. Ali, Mike, and Beau also react to the news that the Seattle Seahawks are sending offensive tackle Michael Jerrell to the Falcons for a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick, and explain why they think that the Falcons were never going to make a bigger move than trading for a guy like Michael Jerrell when it comes to bringing in another offensive tackle. The Morning Shift crew also gives you their reactions to the Falcons' initial 53-man roster, talk about how the Falcons' initial 53-man roster came with plenty of surprises at a few different positions yesterday, react to the latest college football headlines, discuss what teams could be on upset alert this weekend in week one of the college football season, and explain why they think Tennessee could be on upset alert in their week one matchup versus Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday in the Aflac Kickoff game.

HR2 - Falcons' initial 53-man roster shows commitment to improving on special teams In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to give their initial reactions to the Atlanta Falcons' initial 53-man roster, talk about which cuts the Falcons made yesterday surprised them the most, and explain why they think the Falcons could be looking to upgrade the interior of their offensive and defensive lines in the coming days. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle. The Morning Shift crew also talks about family and couples pictures and how complicated they can be, discuss if they think there's any chance that either Chris Godwin and/or Tristan Wirfs play in the Falcons and Buccaneers' week one matchup, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Which One!

HR3 - Falcons' 53-man roster will continue to change & is still far from finished product In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call into the show and talk about their craziest butt dial stories in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali talk about Major League baseball completely ruining some of their teams' 2026 schedule release videos, including the Atlanta Braves', because they decided for them to get put out on NFL cut down day. The Morning Shift crew also talks about the potential movement that will be happening over the next couple of days for the Atlanta Falcons' roster and team between the Falcons making changes to their initial 53-man roster, and adding players to their practice squad. Mike, Beau, and Ali also name some players that they would like to see on the Falcons' practice squad. The Morning Shift crew also dives into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid! Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali close out our three by spending some time with Atlanta Falcons beat writer for The Athletic Josh Kendall! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Josh discuss what surprised Josh the most about the Falcons' initial 53-man roster, quarterback Easton Stick's future after not making the Falcons' initial 53-man roster, Josh explains why he thinks the Falcons will go and get another offensive tackle outside of Michael Jerrell before week one, talk about if Josh was surprised that the Falcons kept seven wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster, discuss if Josh thinks the Falcons' initial 53-man roster will be the week one roster as well, talk about what Josh thinks running back Nathan Carter's role will be with the Falcons' this year, talk about edge player Khalid Kareem not making the 53-man roster, and also discuss the Falcons only keeping three safeties on their initial 53-man roster.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with Atlanta Falcons beat writer for The Athletic Josh Kendall! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Josh discuss what surprised Josh the most about the Falcons' initial 53-man roster, quarterback Easton Stick's future after not making the Falcons' initial 53-man roster, Josh explains why he thinks the Falcons will go and get another offensive tackle outside of Michael Jerrell before week one, talk about if Josh was surprised that the Falcons kept seven wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster, discuss if Josh thinks the Falcons' initial 53-man roster will be the week one roster as well, talk about what Josh thinks running back Nathan Carter's role will be with the Falcons' this year, talk about edge player Khalid Kareem not making the 53-man roster, and also discuss the Falcons only keeping three safeties on their initial 53-man roster.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the potential movement that will be happening over the next couple of days for the Atlanta Falcons' roster and team between the Falcons making changes to their initial 53-man roster, and also adding players to their practice squad. The Morning Shift crew also names some players that they would like to see on the Falcons' practice squad.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call into the show and talk about their craziest butt dial stories in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac discuss if they think there's any chance that either Chris Godwin and/or Tristan Wirfs play in the Falcons and Buccaneers' week one matchup.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to give their initial reactions to the Atlanta Falcons' initial 53-man roster, talk about which cuts the Falcons made yesterday surprised them the most, and explain why they think the Falcons could be looking to upgrade the interior of their offensive and defensive lines in the coming days.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, discuss what teams could be on upset alert this weekend in week one of the college football season, and explain why they think Tennessee could be on upset alert in their week one matchup versus Syracuse in Atlanta on Saturday in the Aflac Kickoff game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to give their initial reactions to the Atlanta Falcons' initial 53-man roster, and talk about how the Falcons' initial 53-man roster came with plenty of surprises at a few different positions yesterday.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons placed starting right tackle Kaleb McGary on the season ending injured reserved list yesterday when they released their initial 53-man roster. Ali, Mike, and Beau also react to the news that the Seattle Seahawks are sending offensive tackle Michael Jerrell to the Falcons for a conditional 2027 seventh-round pick, and explain why they think that the Falcons were never going to make a bigger move than trading for a guy like Michael Jerrell when it comes to bringing in another offensive tackle. The Morning Shift crew also starts to give you their initial reactions to the Falcons' initial 53-man roster.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons' offense mainly set besides some questions about O-line depth In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about today being cut down day in the NFL, and explain why they think one trade made yesterday in the NFL made one of the Atlanta Falcons' tougher roster decisions a lot easier. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali begin to give their predictions on who they think will make the Atlanta Falcons' initial 53-man roster. In this segment The Morning Shift crew gives you who they think will be the team's quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the latest college football headlines, preview some of the biggest week one matchups in college football this week, and explain why #1 Texas taking #3 Ohio State on Saturday is one of the most anticipated matchups ever. Finally, to close out hour one The Morning Shift crew dives into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons won't sign an offensive tackle just because they're a bigger name In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to give you their predictions on who they think will make the Atlanta Falcons' initial 53-man roster. In this segment Mike, Beau, and Ali give you who they think will be the team's offensive linemen, defensive linemen, and edge players. Then, The Morning Shift crew reacts to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle. Mike, Beau, and Ali also recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing 2-1 to the Miami Marlins last night, let you hear Braves' Manager Snitker talk about how Spencer Strider was a lot better last night, react to what Snitker had to say, and talk about how Spencer Strider finally looked like his old dominant self again last night. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!