The first patch has been in MS and Sony's hands for awhile now (roughly 2 weeks). It only gets released after certification. The second patch is finished - no more patches either. Adam said it will be submitted today for certification and then its usually at least a 2-3 week wait (if not longer) for us to get it. We might get it before September.
I believe EA was only approved for one free patch with NCAA but they got two free patches with Madden. Unless Adam corrects this, EA had to pay a fee to have a 2nd patch but that depends on negotiation between the higher-ups. Both Sony and MS are different with regards to patches and MS restricts the size of the patches more than Sony which is why they won't be patching accelerated clock (even though its possible for Madden).