DeSean Jackson inadvertently revealed as PS2 NCAA Football 09 cover athlete

While the news of the PS2 cover athlete for NCAA Football 09 wasn’t expected to come for a few more weeks, Gamefly has accidentally let the secret slip that WR DeSean Jackson from California has gotten the cover. He now joins Matt Ryan (PS3), Darren McFadden (360), and Sparty (Wii) as the console specific covers. The PSP is expected to be shown off in May.

In an interesting coincidence I actually got to play DeSean Jackson in a game of NCAA 09 at the event this evening. Look for some details on that in an upcoming writeup.

Brett Favre is the Madden 09 cover athlete

He may be retired but Brett Favre is the cover athlete for Madden NFL 09. This is the first time a non-active player has been selected for the cover. The news comes out of an appearance on the David Letterman show tonight (which tapes earlier in the day) and has been confirmed by GameDaily. There is also a show on the NFL Network scheduled for Saturday at 10am ET that will showcase the history of Brett Favre and the Madden franchise. The official press release is expected Friday morning.

It is fitting that Favre will represent the 20th Anniversary of Madden. His long and storied career can be revisted in the same manner that EA Sports will be doing with the 20th anniversary of Madden.

NCAA Football 09 first week alternate jersey screenshots

As mentioned earlier in the week EA Sports is releasing a new screenshot each weekday showing off one of the 50+ alternate jerseys in NCAA Football 09 on the game’s official website. To recap the ones released thus far I’ve included them here. Click the thumbnails below to view them full size.

Look for West Virginia to be featured on Friday. Any questions regarding what alternates are in the game feel free to leave in the comments and I’ll attempt to check for them (some teams have two alternates but I have yet to see more than two).