Behind Enemy Lines with Giants Wire to break down Week 15

Michigan Wolverines football signed most of its 2021 recruiting class during the early signing period and added a top-50 recruit in Donovan Edwards.

If Nebraska coach Scott Frost could bottle up the second half of the final game of the season against Rutgers, the Cornhuskers might become a very good team in the Big Ten Conference in 2021. Four turnovers, a fake punt for a first down and a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown came close to costing the Cornhuskers a game in which they gained 620 yards and held the ball more than 39 minutes. Adrian Martinez ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and mistake-prone Nebraska wore down Rutgers 28-21 on Friday night in the kickoff to Big Ten Champions Week.

Breezy Johnson, who had major leg injuries in 2017, 2018 and 2019, made her first Alpine skiing World Cup podiums.

The Detroit Lions (5-8) Week 15 opponent, the Tennessee Titans (9-4), have released their injury designations ahead of Sunday’s game.

Some top topics in the ACC Championship matchup between the No. 2 Fighting Irish (10-0) and No. 3 Tigers (9-1).

Mohamed Salah has been omitted from Liverpool’s team for today’s game at Crystal Palace, hours after giving an interview in which he admitted he was “disappointed” to be overlooked as the club’s stand-in captain and hinting that he could entertain a move to Spain. In a piece with Spanish publication AS, the Egyptian international said he thought he would be handed the role for the Champions League dead rubber against Midtjylland after Jordan Henderson started on the bench, and with vice-captains James Milner and Virgil Van Dijk unavailable due to injury. But Klopp opted to reward youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold with the temporary leadership role, a position the academy graduate is expected to absorb full-time later in his career. Salah said he was not happy with the decision. “Honestly, I was very disappointed,” he said. “I was expecting to be the captain. But it’s a manager’s decision, so I accept it.” The timing of the remarks, and the fact that they could be construed as disrespectful to Alexander-Arnold, is certain to cause consternation at Anfield. It will also prompt speculation that his omission from the starting XI today is a form of punishment, although manager Jurgen Klopp told BT Sport that Salah was simply being rested. “Mo Salah is on the bench, they have all played a lot of games,” he said. “He can come on and make a difference. We need all the boys.” Salah has played in his club’s last seven games, scoring in the last four, but the fact that Liverpool do not play again until Dec 27 against West Bromwich Albion makes his omission more surprising.

Kyrie Irving circled the Boston Garden parquet floor performing a spiritual cleansing ritual by waving burning sage in his hands before tipoff, then proceeded to torch his former team. After receiving hugs and high-fives at midcourt before tipoff from former teammates Tristan Thompson, Marcus Smart and others, the Nets point guard got down to business and handed out some punishment to the Boston Celtics. Irving scored 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting and had seven rebounds, five assists and two steals helping the Nets rout the Celtics 113-89 Friday night in the final preseason game for both teams.