at the end of 2008, kevin borlée moved together with his brother jonathan to tallahassee to enroll in florida state university. during this period, kevin qualified for the ncaa-championships in fayetteville, arkansas. kevin finished 4th on the 400 m in 45.43s in a race that was won by his brother jonathan in 44.78s, a new national record. later on they had a big part in 4 × 400 m relay victory of florida state with time of 2:59.59s, the second best season time.