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- May 1 — Headlined by Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon and Lou Holtz, the 2008 class of College Football Hall of Fame inductees is announced.
- April 26 - 27 — Offensive tackle Jake Long of the Michigan Wolverines was the first overall of 252 selections in the 2008 NFL Draft of eligible college players at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- February 22 — The Texas Longhorns and the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns open the first spring practice sessions of the 2008 season.
- February 6 — National Signing Day starts the period in which a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent.
- January 7 — The LSU Tigers defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, 38–24, to become the 2008 BCS National Champions.
- January 1 through January 3 — USC defeats Illinois, 49–17; Georgia defeats Hawaii, 41–10; West Virginia defeats Oklahoma, 48–28; and Kansas defeats Virginia Tech, 24–21, in the four BCS bowls that take place in early January.
- January 2 — Jamaal Charles became the first high-profile college player to leave school early for the 2008 NFL Draft.
- December 29 — The Penn State Nittany Lions defeat the Texas A&M Aggies, 24–17, in the 2007 Alamo Bowl after recovering from a 14-point first-half deficit.
- December 27 — The Texas Longhorns survive a bizarre penalty against staff member Chris Jessie and defeats the Arizona State Sun Devils in the 2007 Holiday Bowl.
- December 22 — The BYU Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins, 17–16, in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl by blocking a Bruins' field goal as time expires.
- December 21 — The Florida Atlantic University Owls defeat the Memphis Tigers in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl, 44–27, for the first bowl victory in school history.
- December 20 — The 2007 College Football bowl season begins in San Diego, California with the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl. The Utah Utes defeat the Navy Midshipmen, 35–32.
- December 16 — West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez announces that he will be accepting a position as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines beginning with the 2008 season.
- December 15 — Wisconsin-Whitewater defeats Mount Union in the Division III NCAA football championship game to earn the Division III Championship.
- December 15 — Valdosta State University defeats Northwest Missouri State in the Division II NCAA championship game, marking the third title game loss in three years for Missouri.
- December 14 — Appalachian State defeats the University of Delaware to win the Division I FCS football championship game and earn its third straight FCS championship.
- December 8 — University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wins the 2007 Heisman Trophy. Tebow is the first sophomore in history to win the award.
- December 2 — The final Bowl Championship Series poll of the 2007 season is released. Ohio State and LSU, by virtue of their number one and two spots in the poll, will play in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.
