The 2008 Senior Bowl was a college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2007 college football season and prospects in the 2008 NFL Draft. The 59th edition of the

Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...

was played on January 26, 2008, at 3 p.m. EST at

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in Mobile, Alabama. Coverage of the event was on high-definition on the

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during January 21–26. Clothing company

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sponsored the event for the second consecutive year, and provided apparel for the game, including "newly-designed, state-of-the-art game jerseys." The South team won, 17–16.

Coaching staffs

North

With the worst record (1–15) during the 2007 NFL season, the

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were originally slated to coach the North squad. However, after all but two members of the coaching staff were fired the Dolphins became ineligible for the duties. They were replaced by head coach

Lane Kiffin Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Kiffin formerly was the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans football team from 2005 to 2006, head coach of the Nati ...

and the Oakland Raiders, who went 4–12 in 2007.

South

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head coach

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and his staff coached the South squad for the third consecutive year after going 5–11 in 2007.

References

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