<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
and	O
compete	O
against	O
current	O
Division	O
I	O
FBS	O
college	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bill	B-Application
Walsh	I-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
eventually	O
acquired	O
the	O
licensing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
NCAA	O
name	O
and	O
officially	O
rechristened	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
returning	O
for	O
next-gen	B-Device
platforms	O
no	O
earlier	O
than	O
summer	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	B-Application
Walsh	I-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
on	O
4th	O
generation	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	B-Application
Walsh	I-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
featured	O
the	O
top	O
24	O
college	O
football	O
teams	O
from	O
1992	O
and	O
24	O
of	O
the	O
all-time	O
greatest	O
teams	O
since	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	B-Application
Walsh	I-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
college	O
football	O
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	B-Application
Walsh	I-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
95	I-Application
also	O
provided	O
36	O
new	O
plays	O
and	O
formations	O
including	O
the	O
Wishbone	O
,	O
Veer	O
,	O
Tee	O
Offense	O
,	O
and	O
4-4	O
D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
renamed	O
College	B-Application
Football	I-Application
USA	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
feature	O
all	O
(	O
108	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
Division	O
l-A	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
College	B-Application
Football	I-Application
USA	I-Application
97	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
as	O
usual	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
instead	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Nebraska	O
quarterback	B-Application
Tommie	O
Frazier	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
98	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Florida	O
quarterback	B-Application
and	O
Heisman	O
Trophy	O
winner	O
Danny	O
Wuerffel	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
99	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
players	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Texas	O
running	O
back	O
and	O
Heisman	O
Trophy	O
winner	O
Ricky	O
Williams	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2001	I-Application
,	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Alabama	O
running	O
back	O
Shaun	O
Alexander	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
featured	O
Florida	O
State	O
quarterback	B-Application
and	O
Heisman	O
Trophy	O
winner	O
Chris	O
Weinke	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
it	O
lacked	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Custom	O
League	O
,	O
Custom	O
Tournament	O
,	O
and	O
Create-a-school	O
)	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Oregon	O
quarterback	B-Application
Joey	O
Harrington	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
could	O
choose	O
their	O
favorite	O
teams	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
interface	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
fight	O
song	O
,	O
mascot	B-Application
,	O
logos	O
and	O
school	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Southern	O
California	O
quarterback	B-Application
and	O
Heisman	O
Trophy	O
winner	O
Carson	O
Palmer	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
full	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
featured	O
University	O
of	O
Pittsburgh	O
wide	O
receiver	O
Larry	O
Fitzgerald	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
team	O
's	O
defense	O
can	O
incite	O
the	O
crowd	O
to	O
make	O
noise	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
offense	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
quarterback	B-Application
's	O
audibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
06	I-Application
has	O
features	O
that	O
include	O
the	O
Dynasty	O
mode	O
,	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
's	O
head	O
coach	O
,	O
both	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
slight	O
break	O
in	O
tradition	O
as	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
traditionally	O
featured	O
an	O
NFL	O
rookie	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
action	O
shot	O
of	O
him	O
wearing	O
his	O
college	O
jersey	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
athlete	O
is	O
Boise	O
State	O
University	O
quarterback	B-Application
Jared	O
Zabransky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
09	I-Application
was	O
released	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
all	O
7th	O
generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
until	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
all	O
next	O
generation	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
is	O
former	O
Florida	O
quarterback	B-Application
Tim	O
Tebow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
12	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
features	O
former	O
Michigan	O
quarterback	B-Application
Denard	O
Robinson	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
decided	O
by	O
fan	O
voting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
not	O
returned	O
,	O
although	O
Oregon	O
and	O
Texas	O
licensed	O
their	O
team	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
18	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
20	I-Application
includes	O
10	O
licensed	O
college	O
teams	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
career	O
storyline	O
QB1	O
:	O
Face	O
of	O
the	O
Franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
including	O
actual	O
college	O
football	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
development	O
has	O
caused	O
many	O
to	O
speculate	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
would	O
return	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
EA	O
Sports	O
College	O
Football	O
,	O
stating	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
"	O
For	O
those	O
who	O
never	O
stopped	O
believing	O
...	O
College	O
Football	O
is	O
coming	O
back.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
claimed	O
that	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
most	O
requested	O
games	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
announcement	O
of	O
EA	O
Sports	O
College	O
Football	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Motley	O
Fool	O
projects	O
that	O
College	O
Football	O
sales	O
could	O
rival	O
those	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Madden	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
two	O
exceptions	O
have	O
been	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
Sparty	O
,	O
the	O
mascot	B-Application
of	O
Michigan	O
State	O
University	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
06	I-Application
when	O
Desmond	O
Howard	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
striking	O
the	O
Heisman	O
Trophy	O
pose	O
during	O
his	O
career	O
at	O
Michigan	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
having	O
played	O
for	O
Michigan	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
any	O
particular	O
team	O
are	O
sure	O
to	O
recognize	O
their	O
favorite	O
players	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
Florida	O
State	O
QB	O
#5	O
would	O
correspond	O
to	O
Jameis	O
Winston	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
09	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
has	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
EA	O
Locker	O
feature	O
which	O
allows	O
remote	O
roster	O
sharing	O
online	O
through	O
either	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
depending	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
14	I-Application
,	O
Ohio	O
State	O
QB	O
Braxton	O
Miller	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Matthew	O
Carrington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
06	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
music	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
fight	O
songs	O
of	O
most	O
FBS	O
and	O
FCS	O
colleges	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
06	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
licensed	O
music	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
uniform	O
with	O
other	O
EA	O
Sports	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Madden	O
NFL	O
and	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
the	O
fight	O
song	O
only	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
added	O
a	O
cinematic	O
theme	O
song	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
with	O
fight	O
songs	O
playing	O
during	O
Dynasty	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
09	I-Application
allows	O
a	O
new	O
custom	O
stadium	O
sounds	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
what	O
sounds	O
are	O
heard	O
at	O
specific	O
stadiums	O
during	O
events	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
touchdown	O
,	O
field	O
goal	O
,	O
or	O
timeout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
10	I-Application
plays	O
”	O
Tick	O
Tick	O
Boom	O
”	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Hives	I-Application
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
11	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
music	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
ESPN	O
College	O
Football	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
