Morez Johnson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 24 points in a record-breaking first half and preseason All-America forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 12 points to help No. 7 Michigan rout Oakland 121-78 on Monday night.

Michigan exploded for 121 points in a fast-paced opener, flashing depth, dominant bigs, and early defensive concerns. Here are our takeaways.

The Gophers have routinely bounced back under P.J. Fleck following a loss like we saw against the Hawkeyes. Smith and the Spartans look like a team that could be checked out, and this is a game Minnesota needs to find a way to win.

In Mount Pleasant, it’s not unusual for first-grade teacher Danielle Bruursema to have a quarter of her 24 students absent on the same day, an alarmingly higher rate than just a few years ago. In Ypsilanti last year,

Watch: Dusty May breaks down Michigan’s 121–78 win over Oakland in a video post, praising the team’s energy, connection and record-setting offense.

WYOMING, MI – Marshawn Kneeland’s first NFL touchdown came in front of a national audience, as the West Michigan native and Dallas Cowboys’ defensive lineman scooped up a blocked punt in the end zone on Monday Night Football.

Spencer Porath, a Brownsburg native, sneaks the ball above the crossbar for a 50-yard field goal make. It came after an intentional grounding by Ryan Browne, his first mistake though not blemish, that forced a fourth-and-21 and loss of 11 yards.

Broc Lowry threw the go-ahead 7-yard touchdown pass to Talique Williams late in the fourth quarter to rally Western Michigan to a 24-21 victory over Central Michigan.