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NCAA Football 14 is an American football video game published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. Part of the NCAA Football series, it is the successor to NCAA Football 13. Despite the game's positive critical and commercial reception, no sequel was produced the following year. Due to legal issues surrounding the game's use of college player likenesses, as of October 1st 2022, NCAA Football 2014 is the last installment of the NCAA Football series. As the most recent entry in the dormant series, the game continues to be played, with unofficial roster updates being released reflecting subsequent seasons.[1] However, the game is now out of print and has become one of the most valuable and sought after games on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

NCAA Football 14
NCAA Football 14 game artwork featuring Denard Robinson.
Developer(s)	EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release	July 9, 2013
Genre(s)	American football simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Development

NCAA Football 14 is part of Electronic Arts's NCAA Football video game series. Part of the game's development focused on improving its user interface and presentation, with a mantra to "keep things fast" and "keep things moving". The changes included a streamlined main menu (replacing a graphically-intensive menu design modeled upon the ESPN College Football graphics package), a shorter pre-game segment, more varied in-game vignettes, and a new halftime show with ESPN's Rece Davis and David Pollack. The game featured Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler as commentators.[2]

On March 10, 2013, it was announced that former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson would be the cover athlete for the game.[3] A fan vote beginning on December 5, 2012 allowed fans to choose what teams would be represented on the cover. After it was narrowed down to 32, a second round of voting narrowed it down to 16. A third round reduced it to 8 teams with players. Players also vying for the cover were Eddie Lacy, Kenjon Barner, Jarvis Jones, EJ Manuel, Ryan Swope, Andre Ware, John Simon, and Tyler Eifert.[4]

Reception

NCAA Football 14 has an aggregate score for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions on Metacritic of 77. The aggregate score on Gamerankings for the PS3 version is 77.27%, and for Xbox 360 it is 78.42%.

The game received mixed reviews. GameSpot gave the game a 6/10, praising the on-field action but criticizing the unnecessary experience system, the recruiting process, and the lack of significant changes from NCAA Football 13. IGN, who gave the game a 7.4/10, had similar comments, praising the fun running game and improvements to Dynasty Mode, but criticizing online servers, the dated visuals, and the "generic" feel to the game.[6]

NCAA Football 14 was a commercial success, selling over 1 million copies.[1]

New features

On July 5, 2013, the new features for the game were announced.[7]

• New Infinity Engine 2
• Acceleration Burst
• Ball Hawk Pass Defense Assist
• New combo moves
• Force impact ball carrier moves
• Force impact tackling
• Hard Cuts
• New hurdle interactions
• Revamped option types
• Nike Skills Trainer
• New run blocking AI
• New stamina system
• Stumble recovery
• New camera angles
• Ultimate Team
• Power Recruiting
• Neutral site games
• Coach Skills
• Coach Contracts
• 2013 Season Mode
• New Commentary, Pregame and Halftime Show
• Streamlined Menus
• New chants, fight songs, and player chatter

New teams

Three new NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams were added to NCAA Football 14: Georgia State, Old Dominion, and South Alabama. South Alabama joined the FBS in 2012 but had been left out of NCAA Football 13.[8] Georgia State and South Alabama joined the Sun Belt while Old Dominion was soon to join Conference USA. This brought the total number of teams in the game up from 123 to 126.

Teams and ratings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense
Air Force	70	68	71
Akron	63	61	65
Alabama	99	99	99
Arizona	86	86	88
Arizona State	84	86	83
Arkansas	88	88	87
Arkansas State	77	79	76
Army	72	72	73
Auburn	88	88	90
Ball State	79	86	73
Baylor	90	90	88
Boise State	86	90	82
Boston College	86	86	85
Bowling Green	74	75	75
Buffalo	79	81	78
BYU	83	84	83
California	84	86	83
Central Michigan	72	72	71
Cincinnati	81	81	83
Clemson	93	95	90
Colorado	79	81	78
Colorado State	72	74	73
Connecticut	81	84	80
Duke	79	79	78
ECU	84	86	83
Eastern Michigan	65	68	65
Florida	90	90	92
Florida Atlantic	75	77	76
FIU	79	77	80
Florida State	91	93	92
Fresno State	81	84	78
Georgia	91	95	88
Georgia State	60	60	60
Georgia Tech	86	83	88
Hawai'i	77	77	76
Houston	84	86	83
Idaho	63	67	61
Illinois	83	86	80
Indiana	81	83	82
Iowa	88	88	90
Iowa State	81	81	83
Kansas	79	83	78
Kansas State	86	91	83
Kent State	74	75	75
Kentucky	84	84	83
Louisiana Tech	74	75	73
Louisville	90	93	88
LSU	93	93	92
Marshall	74	77	73
Maryland	86	86	85
Memphis	70	72	70
Miami	90	91	88
Miami University	72	74	71
Michigan	91	91	92
Michigan State	91	90	93
Mid Tenn State	74	75	75
Minnesota	79	79	80
Mississippi State	88	90	85
Missouri	88	90	87
Navy	74	74	75
NC State	84	84	85
Nebraska	88	91	85
Nevada	75	77	73
New Mexico	65	67	66
New Mexico State	65	68	65
North Carolina	91	91	90
North Texas	72	72	75
Northern Illinois	79	83	78
Northwestern	86	86	87
Notre Dame	93	93	93
Ohio	79	83	76
Ohio State	95	97	92
Oklahoma	91	97	88
Oklahoma State	91	93	92
Old Dominion	70	74	68
Ole Miss	90	91	88
Oregon	95	99	92
Oregon State	84	86	83
Penn State	83	83	85
Pittsburgh	77	77	80
Purdue	84	84	85
Rice	75	75	76
Rutgers	84	86	82
San Diego State	84	84	83
San Jose State	77	81	76
SMU	81	83	78
South Alabama	68	67	70
South Carolina	88	86	90
Southern Miss	74	72	75
Stanford	91	91	93
Syracuse	81	83	80
TCU	84	86	85
Temple	81	81	82
Tennessee	86	84	88
Texas	93	95	93
Texas A&M	91	95	88
Texas State	68	67	70
Texas Tech	86	90	83
Toledo	81	84	78
Troy	75	75	75
Tulane	72	77	68
Tulsa	79	84	75
UAB	68	68	68
UCF	83	86	82
UCLA	86	86	87
UL Lafayette	77	81	75
UL Monroe	75	79	75
UMass	61	61	65
UNLV	72	75	70
USC	91	95	90
USF	84	81	87
Utah	86	84	87
Utah State	75	77	75
UTEP	75	77	73
UTSA	68	68	70
Vanderbilt	83	84	82
Virginia	84	86	83
Virginia Tech	93	91	95
Wake Forest	83	83	85
Washington	91	91	90
Washington State	79	81	80
West Virginia	84	83	83
Western Kentucky	75	72	78
Western Michigan	70	72	71
Wisconsin	88	88	88
Wyoming	75	77	75

Future of series

As of 2022, NCAA Football 2014 is the most recent installment of EA Sports NCAA series. The main reason behind the decision was the ongoing debate on whether NCAA athletes should receive payment. Many players argued the game series used their likeness, yet they saw no compensation.[9] Despite the series stagnation, dedicated fans have been putting in a collective effort to keep the rosters updated to the best of the game's allowed capabilities via online roster updates and sports forums.[10]

College Football Revamped

College Football Revamped is a mod for NCAA Football 14 created by fans, it includes updated rosters, team logos, fields, and the College Football Playoff, for NCAA Football 14 was released in the BCS era. [11]

College Football Revamped has an overhauled menu screen, better graphics and lighting and it has updated team rankings.

College Football Revamped adds all new FBS teams when they join the subdivision, except Liberty. The following teams were removed from the game to add the new teams for the mod:

Idaho to Appalachian State

UConn to Charlotte

New Mexico State to Coastal Carolina

UMass to Georgia Southern

FIU to James Madison

EA Sports College Football

On February 2, 2021, EA Sports announced via twitter that the NCAA Football video game series will be returning in the near future for next generation consoles, in an iteration called EA Sports College Football.[12]

See also

• Madden NFL 25

References

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