The Morning Show w/ John and Hugh

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, November 20th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons offense will be different with Kirk Cousins as QB1 & that may be good In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, explain why they think Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery timeline may shake up the Falcons 2026-27 quarterback room, let you hear Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about how the offense will adapt for new starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, react to what Coach Robinson had to say, let you hear quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he and the rest of the Falcons offense will try to recapture the heights of last season again, react to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think the Falcons can marry their running game and passing game more with Cousins starting, react to the latest college football headlines, preview some of the big week 13 matchups happening this weekend in college football, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons need some bullies and tone setters on their team In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he feels bad for Michael Penix Jr., but believes he will come back stronger next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons continuous win now mentality over the years has the team stuck now, react to the news that the Atlanta Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million-dollar contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, explain why they think the Braves trading for Mauricio Dubón gives them some much needed infield flexibility, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, talk about what they think Michael Penix Jr.'s partially torn ACL means for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback room next season, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he knows Penix Jr. will fight to be ready for the start of next season but doesn't know for sure that he'll be ready for the start of next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he's fully healthy and jokingly talk about how if he wasn't fully healthy he'd never tell anybody until the season was over, react to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think the Falcons need to play loose on Sunday versus the New Orleans Saints and not be uptight, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Falcons O-Line must help Bijan Robinson make plays in run game vs. Saints In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss how big Darnell Washington is, how Rusty would rank an 11-2 SEC Champion Alabama team, a 12-1 SEC Runner-up Texas A&M team, and a 11-1 Georgia team in the College Football playoff, Tulane Head Football Coach Jon Sumrall not interviewing with Florida as conflicting reports emerge about a planned meeting between the two, Georgia dominating a Texas team last week that didn't play bad, how good Mike Bobo has been this season as Georgia's offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo being perfect for Gunner Stockton and Gunner never flinching this past offseason when Georgia was looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Kirby Smart's comments on scheduling the teams that his players have or want to transfer to, and how Rusty feels about Georgia's upcoming matchup with Georgia Tech. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons offense matches up with the New Orleans Saints defense, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team is going to tailor the offense to quarterback Kirk Cousins now that he's starting in the place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons run game must open things up for the passing game that will be without Drake London this week. The Morning Shift crew also previews the Atlanta Hawks road game against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, reacts to the news that the Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, explains why they think the Braves bringing back Raisel Iglesias to be their closer is a risky status quo move, and then closes out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan preview the Atlanta Hawks road game against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, reacts to the news that the Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, and explain why they think the Braves bringing back Raisel Iglesias to be their closer is a risky status quo move.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons offense matches up with the New Orleans Saints defense, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team is going to tailor the offense to quarterback Kirk Cousins now that he's starting in the place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons run game must open things up for the passing game that will be without Drake London this week.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss how big Darnell Washington is, how Rusty would rank an 11-2 SEC Champion Alabama team, a 12-1 SEC Runner-up Texas A&M team, and a 11-1 Georgia team in the College Football playoff, Tulane Head Football Coach Jon Sumrall not interviewing with Florida as conflicting reports emerge about a planned meeting between the two, Georgia dominating a Texas team last week that didn't play bad, how good Mike Bobo has been this season as Georgia's offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo being perfect for Gunner Stockton and Gunner never flinching this past offseason when Georgia was looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Kirby Smart's comments on scheduling the teams that his players have or want to transfer to, and how Rusty feels about Georgia's upcoming matchup with Georgia Tech.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what they think Michael Penix Jr.'s partially torn ACL means for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback room next season, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he knows Penix Jr. will fight to be ready for the start of next season but doesn't know for sure that he'll be ready for the start of next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he's fully healthy and jokingly talk about how if he wasn't fully healthy he'd never tell anybody until the season was over, react to what Cousins had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons need to play loose on Sunday versus the New Orleans Saints and not be uptight.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that the Atlanta Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million-dollar contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, and explain why they think the Braves trading for Mauricio Dubón gives them some much needed infield flexibility.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he feels bad for Michael Penix Jr., but believes he will come back stronger next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons continuous win now mentality over the years has the team stuck now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, and preview some of the big week 13 matchups happening this weekend in college football.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about how the offense will adapt for new starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, react to what Coach Robinson had to say, let you hear Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he and the rest of the Falcons offense will try to recapture the heights of last season again, react to what Cousins had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons can marry their running game and passing game more with Cousins starting.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, and explain why they think Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery timeline may shake up the Falcons 2026-27 quarterback room.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025.

HR1 - Lane Kiffin's comments on The Pat McAfee Show suggest he's leaving Ole Miss In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to Ole Miss Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin saying the school did not give him an ultimatum to make a decision about his future with the Rebels, explain why they think Ole Miss has no leverage over Lane Kiffin and shouldn't be giving him an ultimatum if they did, talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons defense matches up with the New Orleans Saints offense, explain why they think the Falcons defense should be able to rattle Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, and put stress on the communication between him and the Saints offensive line and the communication among just the Saints offensive lineman as well, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons defense can't sell out to stop Saints run game like they did vs. Panthers In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons defense matches up with the New Orleans Saints offense, explain why they think Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will plan for the Falcons defense to have more of a balanced attack versus the Saints on Sunday after Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had 448 passing yards against the Falcons defense last Sunday, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, continue to react to the latest College Football Playoff rankings, explain why they think Georgia isn't a lock for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff even if they win out, and then close out hour two by debating it out in a game of Which One!

HR3 - Hawks aren't legit contenders in East this season without Trae Young In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they they think the Atlanta Hawks are a better team without star point guard Trae Young, and if they would want to see Georgia get a first round bye in the College Football Playoff and not play in the SEC Championship game if possible in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to react to the latest College Football Playoff rankings, explain why they think Georgia should be national championship favorites right now, react to the Atlanta Hawks getting their five game winning streak snapped last night after a 120-112 home loss to the Detroit Pistons, explain why they think a weakened Hawks team taking the Pistons to the wire last night proves that the Hawks are legit contenders when they're healthy, and then close out three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Hawks getting their five game winning streak snapped last night after a 120-112 home loss to the Detroit Pistons, and explain why they think a weakened Hawks team taking the Pistons to the wire last night proves that the Hawks are legit contenders when they're healthy.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the latest College Football Playoff rankings, and explain why they think Georgia should be favorites to win the national championship right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they they think the Atlanta Hawks are a better team without star point guard Trae Young, and if they would want to see Georgia get a first round bye in the College Football Playoff and not play in the SEC Championship game if possible in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the latest College Football Playoff rankings, and explain why they think Georgia isn't a lock for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff even if they win out.

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 talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons defense matches up with the New Orleans Saints offense, and explain why they think Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will plan for the Falcons defense to have more of a balanced attack versus the Saints on Sunday after Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had 448 passing yards against the Falcons defense last Sunday.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons defense matches up with the New Orleans Saints offense, and explain why they think the Falcons defense should be able to rattle Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, and put stress on the communication between him and the Saints offensive line and the communication among just the Saints offensive lineman as well.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Ole Miss Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin saying the school did not give him an ultimatum to make a decision about his future with the Rebels, and explain why they think Ole Miss has no leverage over Kiffin and shouldn't be giving him an ultimatum if they did.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025.

HR1 - Michael Penix Jr.'s season likely ending with him still having much to prove In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, that Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, explain why they think that the most unfortunate part of Michael Penix Jr.'s injury is that he was playing well again and was having a bounce back performance against the Carolina Panthers, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about Drake London's PCL injury, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear Coach Morris talk about how the Falcons offense will look different with backup quarterback Kirk Cousins starting, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think Kirk Cousins starting gives Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson a chance to open up his playbook, react to the biggest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons O-Line struggling with their wide zone blocking & it looks like it's broken In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and that Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee. Mike, Beau, and Ali also give you their good, bad, and ugly from the Falcons 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers at home on Sunday, explain why they think a lot of the Falcons losses this season are due to a lack of attention to detail, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, explain why they think it's not fair to call Michael Penix Jr. injury prone after his latest knee injury on Sunday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Kirk Cousins has 7 games to prove that he still deserves to be NFL starting QB In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Mike Johnson's top five Disney movie villains that he wants to punch in the face, give their take on what Disney movie villains or Disney movie characters they want to punch in the face, give their take on the Atlanta Falcons placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, possibly having to miss the rest of the season, and also Falcons wide receiver Drake London being out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee in the Wake Up Call. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how they have to beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think backup quarterback Kirk Cousins should be playing with a chip on his shoulder and playing with something to prove for the rest of this season, dive into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid, and then The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with National NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if there was hesitation from other teams during the draft process with Michael Penix Jr. because of his injury history, how Mike feels about the Falcons matchup with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, what open head coaching jobs there might be around the NFL once the season ends, if Mike thinks the Buffalo Bills are dependent on their quarterback Josh Allen outsourcing other teams to win, who Mike thinks the best teams in the NFL is right now, how Mike feels about the Denver Broncos, if Mike thinks the Broncos are legit contenders, if the NFL found some type of video that proved Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase did in fact spit on Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and what Mike thinks about New York Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter getting benched for one series on Sunday because he slept through the team's walkthrough.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with National NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if there was hesitation from other teams during the draft process with Michael Penix Jr. because of his injury history, how Mike feels about the Falcons matchup with the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, what open head coaching jobs there might be around the NFL once the season ends, if Mike thinks the Buffalo Bills are dependent on their quarterback Josh Allen outsourcing other teams to win, who Mike thinks the best teams in the NFL is right now, how Mike feels about the Denver Broncos, if Mike thinks the Broncos are legit contenders, if the NFL found some type of video that proved Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase did in fact spit on Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and what Mike thinks about New York Giants rookie edge rusher Abdul Carter getting benched for one series on Sunday because he slept through the team's walkthrough.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how they have to beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think backup quarterback Kirk Cousins should be playing with a chip on his shoulder and playing with something to prove for the rest of this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Mike Johnson's top five Disney movie villains that he wants to punch in the face, give their take on what Disney movie villains or Disney movie characters they want to punch in the face, give their take on the Atlanta Falcons placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, possibly having to miss the rest of the season, and also Falcons wide receiver Drake London being out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee in the Wake Up Call.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, and explain why they think it's not fair to call Michael Penix Jr. injury prone after his latest knee injury on Sunday.

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 news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, and that Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee. Mike, Beau, and Ali also give you their good, bad, and ugly from the Falcons 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers at home on Sunday, and explain why they think a lot of the Falcons losses this season are due to a lack of attention to detail.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about Falcons wide receiver Drake London's PCL injury, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear Coach Morris talk about how the Falcons offense will look different with backup quarterback Kirk Cousins starting, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think Kirk Cousins starting gives the Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson a chance to open up his playbook.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are placing starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on injured reserve, that Penix Jr. will possibly miss the rest of the season, that Falcons wide receiver Drake London will be out this week and possibly longer with a PCL sprain in his knee, and explain why they think that the most unfortunate part of Michael Penix Jr.'s injury is that he was playing well again and was having a bounce back performance against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, November 17th, 2025.

HR1 - Critical errors in biggest moments main reason for Falcons 5th straight loss In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers at home yesterday, explain why they think Falcons cornerback and kick returner Natrone Brooks giving up a touchdown on defense then fumbling the ensuing kickoff changed the game, flipped the game on its head, and gave all the momentum to the Panthers, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he's a losing leader, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let listeners call in and give their take on the game, explain why they think the Falcons are disappointing because they're not winning the games that they're supposed to be winning, continue to let listeners call in and give their take on the game, explain why they think the Falcons are 3-7 because of their lack of attention to detail, and not because they have a lack of talent, react to everything that went down in week 12 of the college football season, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons rejuvenated pass rush lone bright spot in overall disappointing season In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers at home yesterday, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team has to make the big plays, and how there are no excuses, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let listeners call in and give their take on the game, explain why they think pass rush is the only thing going right for the Falcons during their five game losing streak, continue to let listeners call in and give their take on the game, explain why they think the ice is getting thinner for Raheem Morris as the Falcons losing streak continues, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, face the good and bad picks they made on Friday in Man Up Monday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!