The College Football Playoff pairings were set on Sunday. No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl on December 31 (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) and No. 2 Michigan will face No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on that date (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). … In postseason matchups involving area teams, East Carolina takes on Boston College in the Military Bowl in Annapolis on December 27 (ESPN, 2:30 p.m.), N.C. State meets UCLA in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on December 28 (FOX, 8 p.m.), North Carolina plays South Carolina in Charlotte on December 30 (ESPN, 11:30 a.m.) and Wake Forest goes against Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl on December 31 in Jacksonville (ESPN, 11 a.m.). … Oklahoma has hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as coach. … Miami has dismissed Manny Diaz as football coach. … In college basketball, UNC won, 79-62, at Georgia Tech on Sunday. … Detroit got its first win of the NFL season, 29-27, over visiting Minnesota. … The Monday night game sends New England (8-4) to Buffalo (7-4) (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). … Victor Hovland won the PGA Tour event in the Bahamas at 18-under par.