2008 BCS National Championship Game
The 2008 BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 7, 2008, and featured the No. 1 and No. 2 college football teams in the United States as determined by the BCS Poll to decide the BCS National Championship for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
LSU Tigers football team bus at New Orleans Marriott viewed from Sheraton New Orleans
The LSU football team runs onto the field at the Louisiana Superdome prior to the start of the game.
The Tigers line up on offense against the Buckeyes.
Les Miles celebrates his team's victory in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. Miles is now 1-1 in BCS National Championship games.
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff.
BCS Championship game at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, January 7, 2010, Alabama vs. Texas
LSU vs. Ohio State in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game
Utah Utes fans rush the field and carry the goalpost after defeating rival BYU in November 2004, completing a perfect regular season, and becoming the first BCS Buster by clinching a spot in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (hence the sombrero).