The 2008 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus. They were led by fourth-year head coach Urban Meyer.
The Gators singing "The Orange and Blue" at the end of a post-championship celebration on Florida Field, January 11, 2009
The Florida Gators meet with President Barack Obama in April 2009 after winning the national championship.
The 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 114th season of Sooner football. The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner, Bob Stoops, in his 10th season as head coach. They played their homes games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
The Sooners run onto the field for the first time in the 2007 season.
Bob Stoops, head coach of Oklahoma.
Quarterback Sam Bradford returned for his sophomore year.
OU's Ryan Broyles and Cincinnati's Brandon Underwood both go up to catch a pass from QB Sam Bradford.