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In the final edition ever of 1up.com's The Sports Game Guy's Sports Anomaly podcast, Todd Zuniga and crew chatted with NCAA Football 11 developers Ben Haumiller and Russ Kiniry about the upcoming football game. (During the over three hour podcast, there is also an interview with Madden NFL 11 producer Ian Cummings and Art Director Michael Young.)

Among the topics discussed are the features they are most excited for, the optional Auto-Sprint feature, the tendencies of the average NCAA Football gamer, the changes to recruiting in Dynasty Mode, some vague hints & mentions on yet to be announced features and more. Click Read More to listen to the NCAA Football 11 segment. ...

The latest NCAA Football 11 developer blog comes from Anthony White and discusses the One Back offensive series:

Anthony White here and I'm back with another blog in our offensive styles series. In our previous offensive styles blog we focused on the new additions we've made to the shotgun spread offense, namely the read option play. We also touched on the fact that the term 'spread offense' is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of offensive systems. One of those offensive systems is the one back offense. The one back offense is an offense that's primarily run from under center with only one back in the backfield. This offensive approach can be used in a variety of ways. The offense can use multiple receiver sets to spread the defense to throw the football (Memphis, UTEP) or use two tight ends to establish a physical power running game (Alabama, Idaho). The one back offense, in many circles, is often thought of as the original spread offense and rightfully so. ...

Check out the seven pregame screen shots below from Pasta Padre. The screenshots show some aspects of the team entrances for Florida and Ohio State. ...

Courtesy of TheSportsGameGuy.com, Inside X-Box's Tina Wood visits with NCAA Football developer Ben Haumiller and former Product Manager Kendall Boyd to learn about the basics of NCAA Football 11. The interview was recorded no earlier than late March.

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The latest NCAA Football 11 developer blog comes courtesy of Assistant Designer Anthony White and breaks down the spread offense and improvements coming to the game:

Hey NCAA Nation, I'm Anthony White, Assistant Designer on the Central Football team, and I'm here to bring you a series of blogs about the new offensive styles in NCAA Football 11. The term spread offense is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of offensive systems. Offensive systems such as the Run and Shoot, Air Raid, One Back, even the Flexbone Triple Option are often identified as being a type of spread offense. For the sake of this blog post I'm going to identify the spread offense as an offensive system that's primarily run from the shotgun, spreads the field with multiple receiver sets, and can be used to both run and pass the ball with equal success.

Click Read More to view the entire blog entry and share your thoughts with the Tailgate community. ...

From the NCAA Football 11 official website.

College football fans, get ready for your first taste of NCAA Football 11. X-box 360 users, the demo will be available June 14, for those on PlayStation 3, June 15.

Check back in the coming days and weeks for more details on the demo that you won't want to miss. ...

The final NCAA Football 11 cover has been revealed. Click Read More for a detailed look. ...

The official NCAA 11 Facebook page has released 28 new screen shots for the game. Iowa fans rejoice! Black facemasks!

Below are a couple examples:



View the entire album here at the NCAA Football 11 Facebook Page ...

A new video from NCAA Football developers Russ Kiniry and Ben Haumiller breaks down some of the previously announced features coming to the game.

The six-minute video allows Russ & Ben to share some personal thoughts on these items not only as developers, but also fans of college football and the game. Among the topics discussed are presentation, 120 Ways to Win & Real Assignment AI, and Locomotion.

Click the Read More to watch the video after the break. ...