The BCS may not believe a tournament is necessary, but Tiburon will still host a Season Showdown Championship Tournament regardless. Thirty-two teams will compete for the title. While you won’t be able to participate if your school doesn’t make the cut, your individual stats will be tracked and you can use Allies and Rivals to shape the outcome.

Road to Glory also spices things up. Here, gamers create and control an athelete during their high school state tournament and colligate careers. All positions are available for creation except for offensive linemen, kickers and punters. Your player’s ability level will depend on your level of success during the playoffs. A dorm line menu system has been created to help immerse the player in the collegiate feel, but a traditional menu system is also available. For the first time ever, player progress will also be tracked with online Leaderboards.

However, the main feature that makes Road to Glory different is that ESPN’s Erin Andrews will track your progress on a dynamic in-game broadcast. This broadcast will use highlights saved from your games as footage as well as commentary from Kirk Herbstreit. While they will never say your player’s name, each of these clips is highly specific and tailored to your player. For example, a one star walk on quarterback to a major program will get bashed constantly by Herbstreet; whereas, a five star prospect will be praised as if he were the savior of college football.

One of the largest and most publicized features is Team Builder. Players can create and build a team from the ground up on the team builder website and then import them into the game. At the time of my visit to EA, nearly one hundred thousand teams had already been created. The stadium, logo, field, uniform, and mascot can be customized allowing for an extremely detailed experience.