Wouldn't it be cool to watch Trevor Lawrence sling the ball to fellow Clemson greats DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins? Or perhaps Joe Burrow team up with Odell Beckham Jr. at LSU? Or watch Warren Sapp, Calais Campbell, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Sean Taylor and others team up to build the scariest Miami defense we'll ever see?
From now until September 27, "Madden NFL 22" is making that possible. For a limited time, the Campus Legends event will run in the game's Superstar KO mode, featuring 10 loaded rosters from various programs around the country.
Here are the ten schools and some of the notable players available for use on each one, while the full rosters are available here.
— Clemson: Trevor Lawrence, DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Grady Jarrett, Brian Dawkins
— LSU: Joe Burrow, Leonard Fournette, Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Alan Faneca, Patrick Peterson, Jamal Adams
— Texas: Vince Young, Priest Holmes, Ricky Williams, Roy Williams, Derrick Johnson, Brian Orakpo
— Miami: Jim Kelly, Edgerrin James, Frank Gore, Reggie Wayne, Michael Irvin, Jimmy Graham, Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Sean Taylor
— Michigan State: Kirk Cousins, Le'Veon Bell, Plaxico Burress, Carl Banks, Morten Andersen
— Nebraska: Ahman Green, Irving Fryar, Ndamukong Suh, Lavonte David
— Oregon: Justin Herbert, Dan Fouts, Haloti Ngata, DeForest Buckner, Arik Armstead, Mel Renfro
— Florida: Tim Tebow, Fred Taylor, Percy Harvin, Kyle Pitts, Trent Brown, Jevon Kearse, Joe Haden, Reggie Nelson
— Oklahoma: Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Adrian Peterson, CeeDee Lamb, Trent Williams, Lane Johnson, Gerald McCoy, Roy Williams
— USC: Carson Palmer, Reggie Bush, Lynn Swann, Keyshawn Johnson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tony Boselli, Leonard Williams, Junior Seau, Clay Matthews, Ronnie Lott, Troy Polamalu
When using these teams in this game mode, certain college rules apply, including that only one foot needs to be in bounds when competing a catch. It's unclear as to why these alumni, as opposed to other notable players from these schools, were chosen. However, the rosters are all pretty stacked, regardless of who's on them.
EA Sports, the creator of the "Madden NFL" series, has also teased at the return of a full college football video game experience, though that will not be coming out this year. As Jordan Heck of Sporting News notes, July 2023 is the expected release date based on company documents.
For now, this will have to suffice. Perhaps this mode will help reverse some of the criticism the game has received, especially in the "lack of innovation" department, though it seemingly still has a long way to go before fans fall in love with the franchise once again. After over 5,000 users gave "Madden NFL 21" a 0.2 out of 10 on metacritic, it's hard for its successor to do much worse in the eyes of the gamers.
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