Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the cover athlete for Madden 20 and, as always, there is a big-time appetite for the release of the most popular sports video game in the country. While plenty of attention will be paid to the specifics of what this year’s game will bring, college football fans received an interesting tidbit of information this week when word broke that there will be a nod to the collegiate experience within the confines of the release.
The “Face of the Franchise: QB1” mode will feature the ability to track a player’s progress all the way from college to the pros, beginning with the choice of college and the ability to function within the College Football Playoff.
Though brief, a commercial released in advance of the 2019 NFL Draft flashes a view into that college atmosphere and, beyond the interesting reality of colleges making an appearance at all, there will be 10 specific programs available.There are some big-name entities in Florida State, Oklahoma and Texas, though, and Texas Tech makes an appearance with a hat-tip to the presence of Mahomes.
Ten schools available to select in the College Football Playoff part of the Campaign in Madden NFL 20 pic.twitter.com/x7Aliqv4m9
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) April 25, 2019
It will be (very) interesting to see how the functionality works here but, with the prolonged absence of new college football content in the gaming space — we haven’t seen an NCAA Football game 2013 — this should excite some fans at the very least.
