IGN: NCAA Football 09 Hands-On

When news of NCAA Football first makes its way onto the Internet a few months prior to release every season IGN had to think that a wave of nostalgia and remorse washes over college graduates the world over. Hearing your school's band tune up for the first time in NCAA Football 09 as they prepare to play the inspirational fight song that fueled your Saturdays for four straight years for the very first time is enough to make any man quiver with excitement.

IGN's first matchup in this year's game was against the Cal Bears. Interestingly enough NCAA 09 includes an option to even the teams so that you can play with two equal squads but still get to see your school's colors running around the field. Don't worry, players aren't all bottlenecked at the same speed rating so tackles are easy to make, you just don't have to worry about an all-star wide receiver completely torching your freshman safety.