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It's quickly becoming that time of year as it should only be a matter of weeks until we get our first NCAA Football 12 info. (The first NCAA 11 blogs and screenshot were released in March of last year.) While we know what the community wants in the franchise, we want to know what you think will actually be in NCAA Football 12. ...

The college football and bowl season have come to a close and with it a final shortlist of candidates has emerged as potential NCAA Football 12 cover athletes.

Bowl season and off-season events have pared down the initial list to seven. The 'promise' at Ohio State, TCU's undefeated Rose Bowl season, the first extended playing two-way athlete in almost 15 years, and Auburn's dream season helped establish the final list of legitimate candidates and moved other athletes to the outside looking in.

Click Read More to see the top seven candidates and then vote for whom you would like to see as the cover athlete(s) for NCAA Football 12. ...

Many football fans may follow one level of football more than the other (college more than pro, for example), however sports gamers tend to play many different sports games, even of the same sport. It seems to only make sense that NCAA Football gamers would devote significant hours to Madden NFL as well (and vice versa) given some of the natural tie-ins including Draft Classes and Road to Glory export to Superstar Mode. However, it seems that in recent years the split has become more diverse, with fans of each franchise going into diverse directions. ...

The NCAA Football team is reaching out to the community and wants your help in gathering team reference details for possible inclusion in the years to come. After asking for info on Cheerleader Chants several months ago, they now want your help in learning where each college football marching band sits in their home stadium, as well as bowl, conference championship and neutral site locations.

Share your team - or any team you know - info in this thread with a photo reference/circling the section on a seating chart image. A written description would also work, but obviously a photo reference would be more beneficial.

UPDATE - Band seating sections have been gathered for ALL venues in NCAA Football. Great work by the community! Feel free to double check the list and make sure the info for your favorite program is correct.

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Over the past few days, the official NCAA Football 11 twitter page has asked gamers some questions on their game preferences and playing style. By themselves, the questions may seem simple but together they can give a clearer picture on how each person plays the game differently.

• What is your favorite game mode in NCAA Football 11 and why?
• Do you prefer to play Offense or Defense in NCAA Football 11?
• What is your favorite play to run in NCAA Football 11 and why?
• What is your favorite defensive formation to run in NCAA Football 11 and why?
• Which side of the ball is your strength in NCAA Football 11?
• When on Offense in NCAA Football 11, do you prefer to Run or Pass the ball?
• When on Defense in NCAA Football 11, which position do you prefer to play and why?
• On Defense, which position do you think is the most important and why?
• When you win the coin toss in NCAA Football 11, do you prefer to put your Offense or your Defense on the field first?
• How many games of NCAA Football 11 have you played Online this year?

Share your answers and thoughts with The Gaming Tailgate community. ...

With a new year upon us, it means the first info on NCAA Football 12 is just months away and an opportunity to glean what may be on the horizon for the franchise.

Back in November 2009, EA SPORTS distributed a survey with 13 possible feature additions for NCAA Football and asked respondents to select their top three choices. Let's take a look back at that survey to see what features were implemented in NCAA Football 11 and which items we may see in NCAA 12 or a future edition of the game. ...

After a long season it has all come down to this - Oregon vs. Auburn for the BCS National Championship. Each team has faced adversity and struggles in their quest to head home with the title. Click Read More for the video preview and share your thoughts on this game in the comments below. ...

One of the biggest features to ever hit the NCAA Football franchise is Online Dynasty. It has brought the community together in a whole new way, and it will be in it's fourth iteration with NCAA Football 12 next summer. The ability to fight with your friends for recruits, be able to spoil your friends championship run, and see who has the best horse in the Heisman race are just a few of the things that makes Online Dynasty so great. Now that EA has had some time to tinker and expand the Online Dynasty since its inception, what would you, as the community like to see from this point forward? Please post your thoughts and comments below. ...

In our first Bowl Preview Game of the Week, the drama and storylines off the field may eclipse on-the-field news.

Despite being border states, Iowa (7-5) and Missouri (10-2) have not met in football since 1910. The two programs had scheduled a four-year series from 2005 through 2008, but Missouri backed out of the first two years to schedule other opponents, leading Iowa to void the final two years on the deal. For the program administrators at that time, this led to some hard feelings. Click Read More for the full preview & video. ...