What Happened to EVERY NCAA Football Cover Athlete?

[@NFLVault]

What was your favorite NCAA Game/Cover?

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Something about Crabtree is just the epitome of college football and his cover is cold as hell

[@Russell-u1x]

CFB 25 cuz it shows one person from every team

[@iceman_75]

I have to go back to NCAA Gamebreaker 98’ with Warrick Dunn. Awesome player and great person overall!

[@iceman_75]

My mistake, I posted before I realized this is only the EA games. I would go with Reggie Bush. He was electrifying every time he touched the ball.

[@JamicoHolmes]

FACTS

[@PaulGaither]

Missed the opportunity to mention that Shaun Alexander also graced the cover of Madden.

[@zaneseibert]

So did Fitzgerald and Sanders.

[@BuschLatte]

Humans can't do nothing right.

[@PMKru]

Lol Yall Aint Even Play 07 Tho. Youngin

[@PaulGaither]

@@PMKru I am 39, bro. I have a Madden 2002 feanchise going on on my channel and game play from those original xbox/ps2 games. I had 07 signed by Phil and Josh when I went to Tiburon in Orlando for Madden 11 community day. "Youngin"

[@joelcarpenter-ht3sy]

@@PaulGaither Alexander was a dog

[@joshuaevans1279]

NFL Thriwback is nothing but w's

[@deucesz25]

Seriously. I'm a much bigger basketball fan than football and the NFL Throwback channel makes me jealous as hell. A NBA Throwback channel that did the same content as this would be amazing.

[@markjackson6431]

@@deucesz25right!? i want the people who are in charge of this channel to make an NBA Throwback. we wouldn’t even need Jxmy or Andy or Mike or Jonny.

[@samuelenomanna8403]

Straight up! Love this channel!

[@brentwherry]

Throwback 😢😂

[@NFLVault]

🫡

[@charredolive]

Even though it was the PSP cover, it's still wild to think a FB made the cover

[@angelicsoulz]

PSP was a great handheld console.

[@HutchIsOnYT]

@@angelicsoulzPS Vita as well

[@sluttyboy69]

Peyton Hillis was a FB..

[@keinlieb3818]

​@@HutchIsOnYT yes. I wish PS would come out with another handheld to rival the Switch that can also play PS5 games remotely like the Vita could with the PS4.

[@bigguccibameron6882]

@@keinlieb3818they got the PS Portal but you have to have a ps5

[@markjackson6431]

this channel is easily the best ever. they should make spin offs NBA Throwback (i got to see a NBA Arena video in the same vein as the NFL Stadium video) or MLB Throwback

[@markcusgill4137]

I definitely agree.Those channels would definitely slap

[@tylerbattista3113]

The hockey disrespect is wild 😭

[@wesleybutler9034]

MLB

[@wesleybutler9034]

or MLB vauit⚾

[@Klilsosa]

@@tylerbattista3113hockey sucks

[@SortaNonymous]

Crazy that the cover athletes of NCAA 04 and 05 shared one of the greatest plays in recent memory just over a decade later

[@Supersonicspyro]

Palmer will always be a Bengal to me

[@janboblarry]

What was that? 😅 I know Fitz from the 08 run but Palmer i dont recall any crazy highlight reel for.

[@williamfiske7347]

​@@janboblarry 2015 NFC divisional, Cardinals vs Packers. One of the craziest finishes to a game ever

[@joegardner851]

@@williamfiske7347i was about to have a heart attack Whenever the cardinals and packers play in the playoffs, it’s one of the most craziest games you’ll ever see.

[@joegardner851]

@@Supersonicspyrocardinals fan here, he bought us to a NFC championship game. Love him and everything he did the cardinals. I can’t believe we got him a 4th rounder lol

[@madisonsykes4896]

Glorious topic, who ever came up with this deserves a raise

[@NFLVault]

Agreed

[@eric3298]

I pray I can work for you guys with ideas and watch your channel over and over the classics

[@jeremylawson7401]

As a Notre Dame fan Denard Robinson scared the hell out of me. He had some special moments at Michigan

[@akpost8780]

2011.

[@Greatscott24]

That game under the lights was epic.

[@RyanRe-rd6wv]

I hate Norte Dame

[@guccimane3731]

He was what you call the perfect college football player. Wouldn’t transcend into the NFL with his style but for college it was special. Bush was the same. He was trash in the league. Only RB to rush for negative yards in a season in NFL history.

[@RobbieStacks90]

Denard Robinson is probably the worst QB Michigan has ever had. He was so bad that I would gladly take John Navarre or Tate Forcier over him. A running QB who couldn't throw the ball

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Rest In Piece to Keith Jackson Hello Heisman! 9:09

[@aaronknoll8508]

Hardest transition ever going from Palmer to fitz

[@jamesonbolen9058]

Palmer won a Heisman, Natty, #1 Pick and lead the Cardinals to the #1 seed in the NFC and revised Fitzgerald's career..

[@aaronknoll8508]

@@jamesonbolen9058 I’m not sure you understood what I meant

[@getsomebud]

@@jamesonbolen9058bro they were saying the video’s writing was good, transitioning from Palmer to Fitzgerald like that

[@rodgerhughes8802]

@@jamesonbolen9058fitz and the cardinals revived his career bro fitz is wayyyy more of a shoe n for the HOF than palmer

[@danielmiller-co9dc]

​@@rodgerhughes8802 drug test that mf lmao

[@Phil-tt3xg]

Hard to believe that Boise State upset was the 2006 season, I remember watching that in high school.

[@joegardner851]

I remembered tuning in that game and was amazed that they beat OU with Adrian Peterson. Besides Texas and USC national championship game, this was the best game I have ever seen

[@snooppennell8231]

​@@joegardner851one of the best games I have seen to I was just telling my son about this game the other day

[@RobbieStacks90]

Boise State beat the worst Oklahoma team of the 2000s. If I remember correctly Rhett Bomar and one of the TEs got thrown off the team before the season for receiving illegal benefits through a car dealership, so OU had an unqualified scrambling QB leading their offense. Let's not act like Boise beat the '00, '03, or '08 Sooners. The teams that played for the national championship would have blown Boise State out.

[@br__uh]

06 still my game and 2nd favorite cover. That game has more detail and immersion than video games 15 years later

[@janboblarry]

That Fiesta Bowl with BSU and Oklahoma was the greatest game ive ever seen.

[@AnontheGOAT]

Same. No cap.

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

I've been playing ncaa football games all my life ncaa football 2003 2006 and 2008 to this day it's one of the best if not the real greatest football video games ever made!

[@theEWDSDS]

06 is honestly pretty boring, I don't get the obsession with it

[@geno8246]

I would say 04 over 03

[@Carl_McMelvin]

They’re absolute trash. Who wants to play a game where the players names are their numbers? 😂

[@theEWDSDS]

@@Carl_McMelvin of all things, that's what you choose to nitpick?

[@Carl_McMelvin]

@@theEWDSDS uh, yeah. Kind of the biggest thing there Copernicus. 🤦‍♂️

[@expectoprotesto]

Reggie Bush being called a highlight god during his time in USC is so damn accurate.

[@I_AmTone3]

IMO that NCAA Football 11 was the best one. So many memories 🥹🥹🥹

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

I like that Tommie Frazier was the first player on the cover. Perhaps the best to never win the Heisman. Eddie George was incredible in 1995, but I would've voted for Frazier. A very tough vote nonetheless.

[@j.vinton4039]

Still own my copy of NCAA 10 with Brian Johnson on the cover for the PS3 version. It holds a special place in my heart as being one of the only sports games I’ve ever sunk over 1k hours into. It was so amazing

[@Braisedin]

Man we played Darren McFadden in high school. That dude was no joke.

[@RestrictedAirspacePodcast]

He was amazing at Arkansas that’s for sure.

[@always-steelers]

Yeah I played him when I was at Troy University. I can confirm this man was no joke lol.

[@B1055BH]

Woo pig

[@ToyZee-l7y]

Regardless of their success in the NFL dudes were no joke in college

[@ttemplarknightt309]

Man, I miss the days when my buddies and I would get together on Friday nights and play NFL 2k5 in 4 player mode online vs other 4 players. We were the Ravens Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Deion Sanders, Kelly Gregg Ect… people online mostly picked the Falcons for Vick’s speed which was insane or the Eagles for McNabb and TO. Only Ray Lewis could sprint sideline to sideline to catch Vick. The game play was crisp and the graphics and the half time show was amazing for its time. The buttons were simple. This brings back good times. NFL 2k5 belongs in the video game Hall of Fame.

[@sirtainlee8725]

It's amazing the number of ncaa stars that don't make it in the nfl. And the number of undrafted players on super bowl winning teams.

[@RetroFeesh]

It really shows the skill gap from college to the pros.

[@Nathan-bd6cq]

Just the issue with the way the NFL is

[@Wren-oq9ze]

Shows talent scouts aren't always right!

[@Carl_McMelvin]

That’s because college football is basically high school football. Both in terms of skill level and the actual gameplay. Any old scrub can be a star in high school and college.

[@hurricanestarang]

​@@RetroFeeshalso shows talent scouts have a lot of pride, and don't like being proved wrong. This is why the first rounds come with such high expectations, because scouts put that on them. These undrafted guys are coming in with only themselves and their teammates to compete with, not the pressure of the outside world as well.

[@BeautifulDiva14]

These old ncaa games bring back great memories

[@hughjaass3787]

You should have shown the Clowney hit on D. Robinson in Outback Bowl. LEGENDARY!!

[@rayguym33]

that wasn't on Robinson but still one of the greatest hits ever

[@Blickymouse4]

That was on Vincent smith ..

[@SoulSnatcha]

This is the best KZbin channel! Y’all are too clutch w content and NFL history 💪🏾💪🏾

[@mathewbreh3081]

Shaun Alexander should be in the HOF!

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

NCAA Football 2006 is the greatest awesome video games of all time not even close! 8:55

[@phillip22722]

The amount of times all these "can't miss QBs".... completely missed in the NFL... It's astonishing. It's the most feast or famine position in ALL of sports. Either the player you get completely dominates for the next 10 to 15 seasons, setting you up for multiple Super Bowls, or it sets your franchise back 10 years.

[@trinidadjames203]

Trey Lance didn't set the 49ers back any

[@IIxXxmattxXxII]

@@trinidadjames203yes he did, they traded multiple first to get him. They could have had even more talent look at who was passed up by trading those picks. They just got lucky and had had the last pick in the draft become their franchise qb

[@scottb3034]

@@IIxXxmattxXxII We will see on that franchise QB part. I saw a lot of bailouts by Samuel, Kittle and Aiyuk, along with of course possibly the best non-QB offensive player in the league CMC.

[@paulmilner8452]

alot of these QBs get failed by poor OL men compared to the college OL days

[@seantaylor6565]

@@IIxXxmattxXxIIur speaking in hindsight ultimately we dnt know if they had the cap to pay players mayb that’s yy they traded there picks also niners during that time jus needed a qb

[@balamkinich7968]

Another gem. Throwback never misses

[@eric3298]

War eagle 🦅 Auburn

[@thepatriarchy819]

Charles Woodson Demarcus Allen Tony Dorsett 🐐 🐐 🐐

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Larry Fitzgerald is the G.O.A.T 8:22

[@klayman2]

im a Steelers fan but always wished he had left the Cardinals to go to a team that would get him a ring that he deserved,

[@andyauten628]

If we are talking best players on this list I would place him at #3. Barry Sanders is a clear #1 Followed by either Charles Woodson or Larry Fitzgerald.

[@ToyZee-l7y]

No he's not Jerry rice is. Fitz is great but stop that shit of using that word in vain

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

I wish Carson Palmer was rewarded with at the very least one or two Super Bowl Rings in his career 7:47

[@aceassn716]

That kimo hit on his knee was one of the dirtiest! The Bengals may have won it all that season.. Ocho, TJ, Henry, Johnson, Kelly what an offense! Defense had Thurman, Pollack, at LB they were nice too

[@getsomebud]

@@aceassn716 i still hold a grudge against that steelers player for that hit.

[@Jerry8yomomma]

3:37 how the hell did he get his full name on his jersey lol

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Hall Of Famer Charles Woodson was the real deal won the Heisman Trophy at Michigan in 1997 but he was the 1st Round 4th overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders back then he went to 2 Super Bowl's but he won it all in the 2010 season with the Packers but he's living very well of his great life but he's the only Defensive Player in NCAA History to with the Heisman Trophy so that was awesome as well! 1:55

[@Swagner17]

But did you know he graduated from Fremont Ross highschool and it was a stab in the back to Ohio state when he went on to Michigan and it was amazing to see him be hall of fame

[@papasquatofficial9282]

Pat White from WVU shoulda been on the cover some time from 05-09.

[@weluvben7016]

Bro RG3 would’ve had a great career without the injuries

[@JACQUEZ23]

Facts

[@joelcarpenter-ht3sy]

We would have won the Super Bowl his rookie year

[@raymond-c7v]

Danny Warfel, he went to became a priest or missionary I think

[@Obelisk44]

@@joelcarpenter-ht3sy ehh likely not, but they couldve at some point if not for the injury

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

I think so to.... the man was so good

[@keinlieb3818]

Still so proud that Brian Johnson made the cover. Still think Utah should have been in the national championship game instead of playing the Sugar Bowl, but that game still showed college football that even teams outside the BCS conferences could be competitive at the top level of college football.

[@TheSoftwareNerd]

Charles Woodson intercepted Brad Johnson's "flutter duck" pass in our 2002 Super Bowl-winning Season

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

That was the 1st time I've played that game NCAA Football 2003 of Joey Harrington on it was fantastic to play it all the time after I get back home from school for real! 6:24

[@pikachuthegayatheist6215]

Also, Reggie Bush was one of the starters on the 2009 and 2010 Saints Super Bowl championship team.

[@RetailRipper]

i havent played this franchise in a long time. but i spent a lot of time editing player names and also importing the draft class into madden and continuing on. great times.

[@CHARLESJOHNSON-gv7zy]

'IF IT'S IN THE GAME .. IT'S IN THE GAME' ..

[@aceassn716]

It used to be… the past decade i$ microtran$action$ galore Been here since Atari 26,52,7800 era gaming We havent even got a Fight Night boxing in over a decade! They gave up on baseball&basketball too

[@Gungho73]

Oooo this is a fun video topic I didn't expect you to explore!

[@Sandy-ke7tl]

Dang haven’t seen the Super Nintendo in a min 😅

[@Giessepe]

Love the videos this channel puts out 🤩👏

[@TimberWolfer63]

So glad these games are officially back

[@RiVer-Parish]

Tommy Frazier was cold asf!!!

[@bwill613]

Great seeing EA NCAA football cover athletes such as Charles Woodson, Carson Palmer, and Larry Fitzgerald having such tremendous NFL careers. This is way better than the Madden curse.

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Carson Palmer was the Heisman Trophy QB at USC Trojans in 2002 he was the 1st Round 1st overall in the 2003 NFL Draft by Cincinnati he had a very very decent career in the NFL he's only went to only one NFC Title Game from 2015 season although he's not haunted of the things he didn't do like win a Super Bowl Ring or have NFL MVP type of a season but at the same time he certainly was amazing player no doubt about it! 7:00

[@jamesonbolen9058]

Led Cardinals to #1 seed and led the NFL in TD Passes and was 2nd in MVP voting..

[@joegardner851]

@@jamesonbolen9058#2 seed. Cam Newton won the MVP and lead them to a #1 seed that year.

[@Phixfox]

I totally forgot that Jared Zabransky from Boise St. got the nod in 08, if I remember it was because there were supposed to be trick plays as a new addition to the game and so after BSU beat OK the way they did in the Fiesta Bowl (Hook and Ladder, Half-Back Pass Option, Statue of Liberty) then it was the obvious choice.

[@tyreepowell8367]

Your KZbin Channel Is The Greatest NFL Throwback

[@ericmcgovern1764]

I picked off Danny Warfield in ultimate Frisbee in a pickup game back in the 2010s in Destin, FL.

[@blairdecker3735]

Only issue I have is that you chose to mention djax for his long tds not for the fact that he has over 10000 career receiving yards which is more impressive

[@aceassn716]

He an Steve Smith were nightmares to try to contain

[@Wolfhaliey]

Carson Palmer throwing motion in madden was elite

[@smuffinman]

Sean Alexander was a beast in NFL street too. The real ones know

[@Xariama]

Hearing Pat Summerall call that Desmond Howard TD again... major nostalgia.

[@bigdaddygru]

That NCAA 06' game was the best college football sports game EA ever!!

[@wobeybryant]

End of transition in ncaa 04 to ncaa 05 was perfect great attention to detail in this video perfectly put

[@lorenzodawkins7500]

NCAA 06 and 07 were my first copies of NCAA, I enjoyed them so much I didn’t get another copy until 13 then copped 14

[@orlandoordasjr3210]

That Tebow cover goes hard though 🔥

[@darthdingus4990]

Nobody does it like Joe Vincent 🔥

[@JazzyJeff910]

2006 was my favorite and first NCAA I ever bought. It was such a well developed game with a great amount of depth

[@mpthorvonericksen]

I LOVE that they still included the Butt Fumble for Sanchez 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@koalabearkhan145]

I had the Brian Orakpo cover for NCAA 10🫡

[@YusukeKnight]

Awesome stuff can’t wait to get this game

[@roboticwaltz]

On a related note, the soundtrack to 06 was wall-to-wall college radio bangers.

[@ChristianRays]

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[@ThePointymetal]

I’ve been with my lady for 11 years now, the year we met is when they cancelled NCAA. Crazy how fast time flies

[@brandonbeeler2954]

Another NFL FILMS QUALITY video 🐐

[@Mark_Cadden]

I’m a Pitt fan so I’m biased towards Fitz but I would still debate he’s the best pro player on this list (along with Woodson probably)

[@JaredHancock-sw6ou]

Seen the madden cover athlete stories video and topic but personally for me ne ncca this is a first hrewt idea and topic for a video!

[@MrBigShot110]

Shout out to all these guys who paved the way and did this without getting paid for it. Having a CFB game back has been amazing

[@firechanneltvonyoutube]

That 11 cover is legendary

[@L0veLYLAd]

When the narrators on the job, you know the video will be good

[@Itz_dank]

Shaun Alexander was SOOOO gooood NCAA cover and Madden Cover. That's legit!

[@JayIceColdD]

So, from what I saw: 2 NFL Hall of Famers. 2 MVPs. 3 multi-time Pro Bowlers. A handful of successful players. And the rest underachieved or had bad injuries.

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Desmond Howard was doing the Heisman vs Ohio State of the Punt Return for a TD but it was so delicious seeing that of why Howard's pose is legendary but will not be ignored at least Howard won the Super Bowl in 1996 in Green Bay winning a Super Bowl MVP along with it! 9:15

[@DevinHoyt]

Crazy that players are judged now for being 25 yet there was a 28 year old Heisman trophy winner in the early 2000s

[@Phil-tt3xg]

Michael Crabtree's stats don't say how great he was.

[@Thegod_of_memes]

the NCAA football cover curse is real

[@aceassn716]

Not many great rookies seasons but solid careers Charles Woodson had the best out of anyone Also the only defensive player too

[@dontbanmetoei]

Jared Zabransky, THE GOAT

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Have his 2007 rookie card of him on the Texans Was surprised at the time he never got drafted

[@djrollerx81]

Watching Jared and that team take down AP and the Sooners was the best year. Never been so proud of my Broncos. I wish we had a better team around Kellen Moore because I bet they would have contended for the title.

[@brunojose9219]

the wait is finally over

[@Phil-tt3xg]

Ricky Williams will be interesting.

[@robbiej2734]

Great video, but why did the footage at 8:56 make me dizzy?

[@ackyducc5040]

I miss fcs teams being in ncaa games. My hometown college being in an ea sports game is so awesome to me.

[@Meowschitz]

Got me a Jake locker cover still. Remember going to a camp in California and he was there so humble and chill already had a full ride and was taking it easy basically beat everyone there in the 40 and was so cool about it. Like my older brother and his buddies talking about Johnathan Stewart running over everyone on the team at a camp when they were in high school. When you pay against these kids you know it from the beginning. Different level!

[@peralleljayfann4799]

Shawn Alexander went to my county highschool

[@Poisonjam7]

They sure did like putting RBs on the cover. You almost never see that on Madden nowadays. It’s all QBs, all the time.

[@ow_oso]

Charles Woodson’s one of the greatest football players of all time. Top 10 imo across the board

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[@MaryLindat]

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[@tyreepowell8367]

Hey NFL Throwback This Is My Request Can You Do NFL Scoring Leaders 1970 -2023 Present

[@tesstickles1280]

NFL Throwback every team's ALL-TIME teams!

[@NFLVault]

Patience my friend

[@wesleybutler9034]

my 🦁s

[@TerryBollea1]

What about 96 and 97?

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Idk why Larry Fitzgerald doesn't get more love in the top 5 lists. He's 4th on my list behind only Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss. Dude was fun to watch and an absolute savage. Defenders said they couldn't even talk bad to him because he was such a nice guy 😂. But he was gonna cook em 99% of the time. What a legend.

[@KingTay-xg4mi]

2004 was my first ncaa just classic

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

Shoutout to Drew Brees, who was on the cover of NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl on Sega Dreamcast.

[@MF_DOOMer]

Y'all goats just for this.

[@raymond-c7v]

He was terrific in 1994 tell me for you they also Lawrence Phillips Scott Frost green was a part of the team before then I think

[@JacionBryant]

Great video

[@watchtonystube]

The Chargers fan is the best! 🤘⚡️🤘