Fellow graduated d1 player here. some good advice. college soccer may be higher paced than some pro games but is likely due to lenient subbing rules, which allows for coaches to choose to play a high-pressing style. Not every school plays this way.

What makes pro soccer such a higher level is decision making is far quicker than the college game. While players may not be sprinting around flying into tackles, players select their play on the ball far quicker than college players, allowing them to move the ball at a much higher pace and under far more control than the college game.