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There needs to be more for athletes. The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo. Tennessee had two reserve football players enter the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday, though one is a former Volunteers starter. Fifth-year senior tackle Grand Canyon's men's basketball team has played only two games since Dec. Buckeyes Wire via Yahoo. The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo. Florida's flailing in league where cheaters such as Will Wade, Bruce Pearl prosper. Nittany Lions Wire via Yahoo.

Noah Cain enters transfer portal. College Spun Media via Yahoo. Longhorns Wire via Yahoo. This game has new defensive alignments and man coverage techniques that make defenses harder to read and much better.

That can be bad if you are predictable on offense or good if you know how to play it to your advantage. One new aspect of the recruiting process in Dynasty mode is the scouting of high school players.

Before, you were basically guaranteed that a high-star rating on a high school player meant that he would be a very good player. Now, the uncertainty of those star ratings is thrown by allowing you to scout players and find out just how good they really are. You still have 10 hours of talking on the phone to use each week, and now you also have three hours per week of scouting. Each time you scout a player, you get a few of their actual ratings.

However, you can only scout a player once. This is not an important feature for many gamers, but I myself really appreciate the presentation that goes into these games. The first time I play the game, I always let the opening sequence play out. In this game, the theme is the historical relevance of college football and the Heisman Trophy, and those ideas are clearly displayed here. Another added aspect to the brand new Heisman Challenge mode are the touchdown celebrations for each past Heisman winner that you can play with.

His touchdown celebration is exactly as it was when he played. He calmly and coolly walked over and handed the ball to the referee. It's not flashy, but it is classy and awesome. This particular feature is entering its second year as a part of this gaming franchise, as it was a new feature on NCAA I always wanted the opportunity to just coach a game without actually controlling players.

It adds some realism and allows you to live out more of the true coaching experience. If mastering this game is not enough, now you have to become a legend in Madden You can never have too much fun, right?

Brad Nessler, Kirk Herbstreit and Erin Andrews are still there while the camera pans over the crowd and the players warming up. Still, I have always enjoyed the spectacle of it. As I have stated, realism is one of the most important aspects and the passing game was definitely something that needed to be improved upon in that area. It has been simply too easy to find open receivers and get them the ball.

Now, receivers can only catch the ball when they are ready for it. That may cause some trepidation when you first hear it, but it is not as complicated as it seems. Basically, the button that you push for each receiver will only light up over his head if he is ready for a pass.

In the old days, you could throw it to anyone at any point and they would automatically be ready for the ball. Not so any longer. The in-game commentary is something that has changed very little over the past several years or so, which has lead me to mute my television and listen to something else as I play. While the commentary is updated somewhat in this game, it is still mostly more of the same old stuff. Brad Nessler and Kirk Herbstreit have been given a few new things to say, while Erin Andrews seems to be no different.

One good thing they have added for Herbstreit is that he now analyzes offensive styles more, particularly when you begin the game with that team. It is not much, but it is an improvement. Another feature that has been present for awhile: the facts on the loading screens; they have always entertained me. Not everyone is a junkie for college football and its history like I am, but there is some pretty interesting stuff here. For whatever week of the season you are in, the loading screen tells you how the Heisman legend you are playing with did in that week of their Heisman Trophy-winning season.

The emphasis on both the history of college football and the Heisman Trophy are parts of the game that I particularly enjoyed.

They are not a specific part of the game per se, but more of an overall facet of the game. Continuing in the proud tradition of past greats is something that every young college football freshman dreams about and hopes for. Through this game, we die-hard college football fans get to experience a piece of that, albeit a small piece. Who does not like forming their own college football team and making it as good or as bad as they want?

You even get to design the stadium it plays in. Only downside to this is that you must be logged in to EA in order to access this feature. Create-a-Player mode is also back, and it really is no different from the previous versions of the game. You can create a player, make him look like whatever, make him as good as you want, add him to any team and off you go. Fans of this feature will be glad to see it unchanged, and I am really not sure how they could improve it.

Not many more details could they add or improvements could they make. I had heard a bit about the new Heisman Challenge mode in the game, and I knew that it afforded the option to play with some past Heisman greats.

I expected to have four or five options at the most to pick from. By holding a button down, the game will slow down for your player, allowing you to have more time to make snap decisions.

How much time you get depends on the awareness of your player and the big plays you make. It also replenishes over time, so you can use it multiple times during a game.

This particular feature does not do much for me. However, others will probably enjoy it. There are certain parts of the game that really did not need to be changed, and mascot mash up is one of them. From time to time, I enjoy watching a team of giant Cowboys with huge heads tackling a team of giant Ducks with similarly large noggins.

Not an everyday thing, but fun from time to time. Teams are now averaging close to 40 points a game, especially in the Pac and Big Really the only thing missing from NCAA 14 are fumbles, some penalties and presentation. Although the halftime show is a nice touch once in a while.

Your DB's competed for the ball, and your D-linemen were able to shed blocks though not on every play. Playing against defenses, however The phone calls, while admittedly tedious at times, really let you get immersed in your recruits, knowing what they want, and making promises you'd need to fulfill the following year. The only thing that kills it is the painfully slow menu speeds.

If '12 or '13 had '14's smooth menus, I'd never play another college game. In '14, the coaching skill trees are fun at first. But playing as a new coach against a Bill Snyder or Les Miles almost feels like the other team has a 12th and 13th man on the field.

It can give a huge advantage. Also, because of this, new coaches have a hard time keeping their jobs in regards to AI Bill O'Brien gets fired by year 2 in every dynasty I've been in.

Games that are simulated give a huge advantage to teams that run an option playbook; of Army, Navy, GT, Air Force, two or three of these schools are powerhouses by year 4 of all my dynasties. Recruiting is more streamlined, but I've yet to have a season where I'm able to give out all 25 of my scholarships, even as a coach with max level. The CPU goes all-in on ten players and ignores the rest. If all ten of those enter "recruiting battles" they'll only get around 5 players for the season.

This kills the realism. Infinity engine is strong, but it seems like it's underutilized. The biggest thing that '14 got right to me is that running the option is a ton of fun.

My vote, therefore, goes to the next college game that gets released by a company not called EA. Though that won't be for years, so I'll say '13 for the recruiting.

Madden is so hard to defend the cpu attack. The user D plays way to loose particularly in the middle of the field. The CPU exploits this and it feels cheap because of it. Often the stat line will be 15 user shots to 1 CPU shot. And odds are the CPU scores on their one shot because the CPU doesn't have the balanced programming to shoot more often and miss like reality.

NCAA just nails the balance.