In July 2013, the NCAA announced that it would not renew its licensing contract with Electronic Arts because of an ongoing legal dispute regarding the use of player likenesses in the games.

[1][2] However, the series was placed on hiatus in September 2013, following three major conferences pulling their trademark licenses from EA, and uncertainties surrounding the results of lawsuits involving the use of player likenesses in-game.

[7] Bill Walsh College Football was released in June 1993 on 4th generation video game consoles, such as the Sega Genesis.

Other options and features include automatic or manual-pass catch mode, audible, reverse angle replay, onside kicks, four weather conditions (fair, windy, rain, and snow), three different quarter lengths (5, 10, and 15 minutes), and a hurry-up offense.

Other new features and options included the following: four-player mode, three different game lengths, substitutions, injuries, audible, fake snaps, spins, hurdles, dives, blocked kicks, interceptions, and laterals College Football USA 97 was the fourth installment of the series.

The game featured University of Michigan cornerback and Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson on the cover.

Unlike the current games in this franchise, NCAA 99 featured an optional 16 team playoff at the end of the season in dynasty mode.

NCAA Football 2000, released only for the PlayStation, featured University of Texas running back and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams on the cover.

Other notable additions include coaching tips, 23 bowls (up from four), the ability to edit new plays, and the official Heisman Trophy award.

NCAA Football 2001, released only for the PlayStation, featured University of Alabama running back Shaun Alexander on the cover.

NCAA Football 2002, released only for the PlayStation 2, featured Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke on the cover.

NCAA Football 2003, released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox, featured University of Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington on the cover.

NCAA Football 2004, released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox, featured University of Southern California quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer on the cover.

This feature, dubbed "home field advantage", allowed stadium influence and energy to swing a game's momentum if strong enough.

The game ranked the "Top 25 Toughest Places to Play", which included famous stadiums such as Florida's "Swamp" and LSU's "Death Valley", where this feature would be felt more strongly.

NCAA Football 06 has features that include the Dynasty mode, wherein the player act as a team's head coach, both on and off the field.

University of Southern California running back and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is featured on the game's cover.

This version of the game utilized a feature called Turn the Tide, which consisted of a momentum meter on the score graphic at the top or bottom of the screen.

Sanders was picked over Marcus Allen, Doug Flutie, Desmond Howard, Charlie Ward, Andre Ware, Eddie George, and Herschel Walker during the voting process.

Robinson was picked over Eddie Lacy, Kenjon Barner, Jarvis Jones, EJ Manuel, Ryan Swope, John Simon, and Tyler Eifert during the voting process.

The game's cover features Quinn Ewers, quarterback for the Texas Longhorns; Travis Hunter, wide receiver and cornerback for the Colorado Buffaloes; and Donovan Edwards, running back for the Michigan Wolverines.

EA therefore ensured that with its existing deals in place, it would still be able to produce future versions of the franchise without the NCAA license (as it did prior to 1997).

[15] On October 29, 2019 the NCAA's board of governors voted unanimously to institute new rules allowing student athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness.

At the time, that meant that teams not part of the CLC would not be in the game such as Air Force, Army, Georgia State, Kentucky, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Troy and USC.

[23][24] Because of this, several schools, including Notre Dame, Tulane and Northwestern refused to join the game until NIL rules were finalized.

[25][26] EA Sports responded by stating "player name, image and likeness is not currently planned for the game.

However, we are watching the developments in this area closely and are prepared to take steps to include players should that opportunity arise.

[34] On November 22, 2022, in an interview with ESPN.com's Michael Rothstein, EA Sports vice president and general manager Daryl Holt stated that Electronic Arts would release the game sometime in summer 2024.

For EA Sports College Football 25, the payment was $600 and a copy of the game in exchange for a player's name and likeness.

Fans of the teams can now create an authentic experience in each stadium by using copyrighted songs that EA is not allowed to put into the game.