2008 NCAA Championship - LSU vs. Ohio St

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The 2007 College Football season was full of twists, turns, drama and upsets. It was only fitting that the National Champion finished the season with two losses. Playing in their home-away-from-home, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the BCS second ranked LSU Tigers captured the 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship by rolling over the top ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 38-24. After watching LSU tie the game at 10-10, the Buckeyes seemed poised to retake the lead. However, following a dropped pass in the end zone, the Ohio State drive had to settle for a field goal attempt. It was then the games Outstanding Defensive Player, LSU defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois, stormed up the middle and blocked the Ohio State kick. Moments later, the Tigers took the lead for good, claiming their second National Championship in five years, and third in school history. National Championship Game, again falling to an SEC school. In 2007, the Buckeyes fell to the Florida Gators 41-14.