With the new EA Sports College Football video game coming out, I went on a mission to simulate seasons until Marshall reached a bowl game, won the Sun Belt Conference or beat Georgia in week one. It took five seasons.

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Over the past few years, EA Sports has worked to acquire the rights for “at least 120 FBS schools,” plus the 10 FBS conferences and the College Football Playoff.

EA Sports’ foray into college football came in June 1993, with the release of Bill Walsh College Football, the second edition of which came out the following year.