The University of Florida's national championship celebration was drawing to a conclusion Sunday afternoon inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Coach Urban Meyer already had addressed the announced crowd of 42,000, calling the Gators "one of the greatest teams in college football history." ...more

January 12, 2009

The Florida Gators, college football's newest gold standard after a 24-14 victory against Oklahoma, collected their riches Friday morning. First, the $30,000 crystal creation of sparkle and prestige that is the BCS national championship trophy was handed over. The football writers' Grantland Rice Trophy, the National Football Foundation's MacArthur Trophy and finally the Associated Press national championship followed. ...more

January 10, 2009

Nov. 1 Gators LB Brandon Spikes laying out Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno on the game's second play, setting a ferocious defensive tone for Florida's 49-10 victory in Jacksonville. ...more

January 10, 2009

The University of Florida Gators, college football's newest gold standard after a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma, collected their riches Friday morning. First the $30,000 crystal creation of sparkle and prestige that is the BCS National Championship trophy was handed over. The Football Writers' Grantland Rice Trophy, the National Football Foundation's MacArthur Trophy and finally the Associated Press national championship followed. ...more

January 9, 2009

During the regular season, the Oklahoma Sooners rolled up 97 touchdowns. Points, points, points - 702 of them, a record in modern college football. ...more

January 9, 2009

MIAMI Maybe he'll crank up his sound system and kick back with a little Jimmy Buffett, because that's the only music Urban Meyer listens to. Maybe he'll waste away for 15 or 20 seconds in Margaritaville before getting back to work. ...more

January 9, 2009

The Florida Gators are college football's national champions for the second time in three years thanks to heart, persistence, a hypercompetitive defense, and a Tim Tebow jump pass. ...more

January 9, 2009

The University of Florida Gators won their second BCS Championship in three seasons Thursday night, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in a battle of wills. ...more

January 9, 2009

MIAMI - Tim Tebow kept his promise. ...more

January 9, 2009

For five weeks fans, writers and analysts raved about the offensive fireworks Florida and Oklahoma would put on display in Dolphin Stadium. Some of that may have gotten back to the two defenses, because the early part of Thursday night's game resembled a defensive struggle more than an offensive explosion. ...more

January 9, 2009