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 * January 2 &mdash; The 2008 Utah Utes football team jumps out to a 21–0 lead and holds on to shock the formerly #1 Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 31–17 in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
 * January 1 &mdash; Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden takes over the football program at the University of North Alabama after having spent the last ten years out of coaching.
 * November 22 &mdash; The Abilene Christian University Wildcats set a record for points in an NCAA playoff game (93) as they scored touchdowns on 13 of its 15 possessions in a 93-68 defeat of West Texas A&M in the 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs.
 * November 15 &mdash; The opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs was held. The playoffs will conclude on December 13, 2008 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.
 * May 1 &mdash; Headlined by Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon and Lou Holtz, the 2008 class of College Football Hall of Fame inductees is announced.