In order to promote its new Wii version of NCAA Football, EA held a competition from February 14, 2008 until March 14, 2008, allowing for fans to vote on their favorite NCAA Division I FBS college team mascot (with the University of Montana's Monte the lone FCS representative).

[1][2] The winner of the competition, Michigan State's mascot Sparty, is featured on the cover art for the Wii.

The teams are Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers and with 2 minute quarters at varsity level.

[citation needed] On February 5, 2011, EA retired online play for several old games, including NCAA Football 09 for all platforms.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of NCAA Football 09 were generally well received by critics, earning scores of 81/100[9] and 83/100,[10] respectively.