| 2008 Insight Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th Insight Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (Offensive) LB James Holt, Kansas (Defensive) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Kansas by 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Austin (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$1.2 million per team[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NFL Network (Simulcast on Fox affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) in Kansas City) (Comcast Channel 180, 24-hour free preview in the Twin Cities[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock, Lindsay Soto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 Insight Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on December 31, 2008. The 20th edition of the Insight Bowl, it was telecast on NFL Network. The bowl featured the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference against the Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Big Ten Conference, with the Jayhawks winning, 42–21. The victory gave the Jayhawks their third consecutive win in a bowl game and sixth bowl game victory overall.