The game first came out in 1994 and was called “Bill Walsh College Football ’94.” Walsh was on the cover for the first two games before they changed the name to College Football USA 96 where they had generic players, helmets and mascots on the cover.
Johnson was also the second player from a non-power five program (at the time) that made the cover, joining Boise State QB Jared Zabransky. But for two years, the game featured an athlete for each console. Normally the game featured just one cover athlete for the game across all consoles. “I don’t think there’s a visit where I go outside wearing a piece of EA Sports-branded apparel that someone doesn’t go, ‘Hey, when is college football coming back?'” History Of Video Game Utah QB Brian Johnson Was Featured On “As we look for the momentum that we’re building on in sports, it all starts with the passion of our fans and the opportunities of what they are interested in,” Holt said.