— Kennesaw State meets Western Michigan in the Myrtle Beach Bowl today (ESPN, 11 a.m.).
— N.C. State takes on Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa today (ESPN, 2:30 p.m.).
— The College Football Playoffs get underway tonight with ninth-seeded Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma (ABC, 8 p.m.).
— Seattle topped the visiting Los Angeles Rams, 38-37, on a 2-point conversion in overtime after trailing, 30-14, with under nine minutes left in regulation play.
— No. 25 Georgia topped visiting Western Carolina, 112-82, in men’s college basketball on Thursday night.
— No. 10 Brigham Young hosts Abilene Christian in men’s hoops tonight (TNT, 9:30 p.m.).
— The Carolina Hurricanes play at Florida tonight (ESPN+, 7 p.m.).

