With Bill Walsh's retirement from coaching after the 1994 season, the game no longer carried an endorsement.

The game received praise for the large number of available teams and for being an accurate simulation of the sport.

The game added other features and options such as: four-player mode, three possible lengths for a game, substitutions, injuries, fake snaps, spins, audibles, interceptions, hurdles, dives, blocked kicks, and laterals.

GamePro called it "the most authentic and in-depth Genesis college football cart yet", citing the challenging A.I., the huge selection of teams, and the many new features and gameplay elements brought to the series.

"[3] Next Generation reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "College football fans will love the complete teams and playbooks, but we're still waiting to see the new version of College Football National Championship from Sega before we pick a national champion.