East Carolina (7-5) will take on N.C. State (6-6) in the Military Bowl in Annapolis on Saturday, December 28 (ESPN, 5:45 p.m.). … UNC meets Connecticut in the Fenway Bowl earlier that day (ESPN, 11 a.m.). … Duke plays Ole Miss in the Gator Bowl on Thursday, January 2 (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). … Oregon, Georgia, Arizona State and Boise State received byes in the College Football Playoff. … The ACC received two berths in the CFP. Southern Methodist visits Penn State on Saturday, December 21 (TNT, noon) and Clemson plays at Texas later that afternoon (TNT, 4 p.m.). … No. 9 Duke rallied from a 14-point deficit for a 76-65 win at Louisville on Sunday night as 17-year-old freshman Cooper Flagg had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils. … The Carolina Panthers fell, 22-16, at Philadelphia on Sunday. … The host Los Angeles Rams topped Buffalo, 44-42, in the Sunday night game although Bills quarterback Josh Allen became the first NFL player to throw for three touchdowns and run for three TDs in a game. … Cincinnati visits Dallas in the Monday night NFL matchup (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). … Scottie Scheffler shot a final round 63 to win the PGA Tour event in the Bahamas by six shots at 25-under par.