College Football isn’t too far away from us, and as most of us are preparing for the NFL draft in the coming weeks, we all know that it’s only a matter of time before we take our favorite freshman and mold them into college heroes in NCAA Football 2009.

EA has released a group of features that will be in NCAA Football 2009, and here they are:

It’s Wide Open

• Bigger holes, cutback lanes, and open receivers, making the game feel more wide open than ever before
• Directional pump fake on the R stick
• New college specific tackling engine

Home of the 12th Man and Home Field Advantage with new mini-game components

• Pre-play confusion and difficulty making adjustments when on the road against tough teams
• All new toughest places to play with dynamic rankings

All-new Mascot Mode with User Controlled Celebrations

• Mascot Games
• Interactive TD celebrations

College Atmosphere & Pageantry

• All-new Dynamic Crowd System
• College sidelines are packed with additional players, mascots, cheerleaders, and more
• All-new authentic fields with new textures, lighting, and field degradation
• New college player models, including more than 50 alternate uniforms
• User Customizable Stadium Sounds & Music
• Breakaway crowd reactions

Depth & Innovation

• Online Dynasty is here!
• Roster file sharing online
• Improved recruiting system in Dynasty mode highlighting ease and accessibility
• New post game presentation and play by play commentary
• 1-4 player offline co-op
• Return missed field goals
• Bluff your play art to confuse opponents
• Formation audibles
• Smart routes
• Bobble catches
• Better passing control
• Post play continuation
• All-New Mini Games
• Random play selection in practice mode
• Quick replay
• CPU vs. CPU (watch mode)
• Smooth 60 FPS on PS3
• Even teams option in play now

NCAA Football has been one of the top sports series for the past few years, and with the two additions that EA has added, you can expect it’s dominance to continue.  We have to say that the sharing of roster files and online dynasties are two of our favorite non-gameplay features, we can not wait for the latest version to drop this summer.