What Would a New NCAA Football Game Look Like?

It’s not happening, but what if it did?

I wrote last month that a new NCAA Football video game is unfortunately not on the verge of happening. Count me among the ranks of the hopeful, however. There’s just too much money on the table for them not to figure it out eventually. And there’s nothing the NCAA and it’s member schools love more than money. There are billions to be made if the governing body can get out of its own way, so let’s pretend for a minute that they do just that. What exactly could a new college football game with full licensing freedom look like?

We’ve come a long way since 2013 when the last NCAA Football game was developed and published by EA. The DNA of the Madden and FIFA franchises have changed since then, so it follows that some of that would be shared with a new NCAA title. Let’s speculate, and live for a few minutes in a pleasant world where such a thing is even possible.

Overhauled Look, Sound, and Play

When we last saw the college lads on the field, the general sense was that the game was a bit tired in the graphical and animation department, as it seemed every last ounce of the PS3’s prowess had already been mined. NCAA always used the same engine as Madden, so there’s no reason to expect that would change with a…