In this NCAA Football 08 Strategy Guide, you'll find:

• Expert tips for both offense and defense.
• Advice which will take your alma mater to a national championship contender.
• Pointers to take your freshman prospect to a campus legend.

To use injured players while in Dynasty Mode, simply start the game as normal and play through the first kickoff, pausing the game and restarting thereafter. This will restart the game, and miraculously, your injured players will be able to play. (This has only been verified on the PS2 version).

By playing in specific games, you can unlock the trophies below. Teams appear to only have to play one another, and not necessarily appear as the home or away team. The trophies are bolded on the left while the teams that must play in order to unlock the trophy in question are on the right in regular text.

• Administaff Bayou Bucket Trophy - Houston & Rice
• Anniversary Award Trophy - Bowling Green & Kent State
• Apple Cup Trophy - Washington & Washington State
• Backyard Bowl Trophy - Pittsburgh & West Virginia
• Battle For Illibuck Trophy - Indiana & Ohio State
• Battle For The Bell Trophy - Southern Miss & Tulane
• Battle of I-10 Trophy - New Mexico State & UTEP
• Battle of I-25 Trophy - New Mexico & New Mexico State
• Battle of I-75 Trophy - Bowling Green & Toledo
• Bedlam Game Trophy - Oklahoma & Oklahoma State
• Beehive Bell Trophy - Utah & Utah State
• Beehive Boot Trophy - BYU & Utah State
• Big Game Trophy - CAL & Stanford
• Black and Blue Bowl Trophy - Memphis & Southern Miss
• Black Diamond Trophy - Virginia Tech & West Virginia
• Border War Trophy - Colorado State & Wyoming
• Civil War Trophy - Oregon & Oregon State
• Clean Old-Fashioned Hate Trophy - Georgia & Georgia Tech
• Commander-in-Chief Trophy - Air Force & Army
• Commonwealth Cup Trophy - Virginia & Virginia Tech
• Cy-Hawk Trophy - Iowa & Iowa State
• Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry Trophy - Auburn & Georgia
• Egg Bowl Trophy - Ole Miss & Miss
• Florida-Georgia Game Trophy - Florida & Georgia
• Floyd of Rose Dale Trophy - Iowa & Minnesota
• Fremont Cannon Trophy - Nevada & UNKV
• Golden Boot Trophy - Arkansas & LSU
• Governor’s Cup Trophy (I) - Florida & Florida State
• Governor’s Cup Trophy (II) - Kentucky & Louisville
• Governor’s Victory Bell Trophy - Penn State & Minnesota
• Holy War Trophy - BYU & Utah
• Ireland Trophy - Boston College & Notre Dame
• Iron Bowl Trophy - Alabama & Auburn
• Iron Skillet Trophy - SMU & TCV
• Jefferson-Eppes Trophy - Florida State & Virginia
• Jewels Shillelagh Trophy - Notre Dame & USC
• Keg of Nails Trophy - Cincinnati & Miami (Oh.)
• Legends Trophy - Notre Dame & Stanford
• Lone Star Showdown Trophy - Texas & Texas A&M
• Mayer’s Cup Trophy - Rice & SMV
• Missouri-Nebraska Bell Trophy - Missouri & Nebraska
• Old Oaken Bucket Trophy - Indiana & Purdue
• Palmetto State Trophy - Clemson & South Carolina
• Paul Bunyan Trophy - Penn State & Michigan State
• Paul Bunyan’s Axe Trophy - Minnesota & Wisconsin
• Peace Pipe Trophy - Miami (Oh.) & Western Michigan
• Purdue Cannon Trophy - Illinois & Purdue
• Ram-Falcon Trophy - Air Force & Colorado State
• Red River Rivalry Trophy - Oklahoma & Texas
• Rocky Mountain Showdown - Colorado & Colorado State
• Seminole War Canoe Trophy - Florida & Miama
• Shillelagh Trophy - Notre Dame & Purdue
• Shwartzwaler Trophy - Syracuse & West Virginia
• Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Trophy - Illinois & Northwestern
• Telephone Trophy - Iowa State & Missouri
• Textile Bowl Trophy - Clemson & NC State
• The Big Game Trophy - Arizona & Arizona State
• Third Saturday in October Trophy - Alabama & Tennessee
• Tiger’s Rag Trophy - LSU & Tulane
• Victory Bell Trophy (I) - Cincinnati & Miami (Oh.)
• Victory Bell Trophy (II) - Duke & North Carolina
• Wagon Wheel Trophy - Akron & Kent State
• Williams Trophy - Rice & Tulsa

Various accomplishments while playing the game will unlock a slew of trophies to add to your collection. Read the list below, listed alphabetically by trophy name. Next to each trophy name will be the accomplishment that needs to be completed in order to win any given trophy.

• AT&T Bowl Trophy - Win the AT&T Bowl
• Back-to-Back National Champs Trophy - Win consecutive national championships
• BCS National Champ. Trophy - Rank first in college football
• Big East Champ. Trophy - Win the most games in the Big East
• C-USA Champ. Trophy - Win the most games in the C-USA
• Capital One Bowl Trophy - Win the Capital One Bowl
• Chick-Fil-A Bowl Trophy - Win the Chick-Fil-A Bowl
• Davey O’Brien Trophy - Have the top-rated QB
• Doak Walker RB Trophy - Have the top-rated RB
• Gator Bowl Trophy - Win the Gator Bowl
• GMAC Bowl Trophy - Win the GMAC Bowl
• Hawaii Bowl Trophy - Win the Hawaii Bowl
• Heisman Memorial Trophy - Have the best player in the NCAA
• Holiday Bowl Trophy - Win the Holiday Bowl
• Independence Bowl Trophy - Win the Independence Bowl
• Insight Bowl Trophy - Win the Insight Bowl
• Jim Thorpe Trophy - Have the top-rated defensive back
• Las Vegas Bowl Trophy - Win the Las Vegas Bowl
• MAC Championship Trophy - Win the most games in the MAC
• Maxwell Trophy - Win “College Player of the Year”
• Meineke Car Care Bowl Trophy - Win the Meineke… Bowl
• Motor City Bowl Trophy - Win the Motor City Bowl
• MWC Championship Trophy - Win the most games in the MWC
• New Orleans Bowl Trophy - Win the New Orleans Bowl
• Orange Bowl Trophy - Win the Orange Bowl
• Receiver of the Year Trophy - Have the top-rated WR
• SEC Championship Trophy - Win the most games in the SEC
• Sugar Bowl Trophy - Win the Sugar Bowl
• Sun Belt Championship Trophy - Win the most games in the SBC
• Three-In-A-Row National Champs Trophy - Win back-to-back-to-back national championships
• Tight End of the Year Trophy - Have the top-rated TE
• WAC Championship Trophy - Win the most games in the WAC

• Boomer Sooner - Unlocks All-Star Oklahoma Squad
• Bow Down – Unlocks All-Star Washington Squad
• Death Valley – Unlocks All-Star Clemson Squad
• Fumble – Unlocks 2004’s All-American Squad
• Gig Em – Unlocks All-Star Texas A&M Squad
• Go Blue – Unlocks All-Star Michigan Squad
• Killer Nuts – Unlocks All-Star Ohio State Squad
• Mighty – Unlocks All-Star UCLA Squad
• Roll Tide – Unlocks All-Star Alabama Squad
• Tech Triumph - Unlocks All-Star Virginia Tech Squad
• U Rah Rah – Unlocks All-Star Wisconsin Squad
• War Eagle – Unlocks All-Star Auburn Squad
• We Are – Unlocks All-Star Penn State Squad
• Woopigsooie – Unlocks All-Star Arkansas Squad

To avoid excessive celebration penalties, simply pause the game and then resume when you feel you’re in jeopardy of possibly getting called to avoid the penalty.

If you're looking for an edge in a close game (or at anytime, really), try moving your best receiver to the number three spot on your depth chart. This will only work in a three or more receiver set, but if you manage to do this, your best receiver will sometimes be covered by a weaker linebacker, cornerback, or safety.