Our eleven-year national nightmare is almost over! NCAA 25 is a mere days away from release and now is a good time to buy stock in Sony and Microsoft. The most anticipated sports video game featuring our Liberty Flames for the first time hits the shelves on July 19th.  

In previous editions of the game, there were no FCS teams. So while many would create Liberty using the Team Builder mode and input them into the game, it won’t be nearly what we are expecting this month.

Hundreds of pictures and the first down chant? What more could we ask for!? 

I digress. 

While we’re all excited to run the option with Kaidon Salter and take a pick-six to the house with Brylan Green, there are some Liberty players from years past we would have loved to play with. 

Mike Brown

Line him up at WR? Put him at QB? The options are ENDLESS whenever the now Notre Dame position coach and former Jacksonville Jaguar was on the field. He cooked WVU in 2009 as a WR and won a conference championship as a QB. He finished his entire LU career with just under 8000 offensive yards. Preposterous. 

I’m not sure how the game would handle a player like that. Specific packages would be a ton of extra work and EA Sports has never been known for its hard-working attitude. I honestly would try and run the classic backyard football player of throwing it up 30 yards and trying to run and catch it. If anyone could do that, it’s Mike Brown. 

Rashad Jennings

One of the most successful Liberty players to ever play in the NFL would have been electric to have in. With 4.4 speed and an elite ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, the entire offense would have been run through #23. 

I can’t fathom how angry someone would be online after running screen after screen followed by a check down to Jennings. You play to win the game!

AGG

Not many corners are going to have the height and jumping rating to stop this Liberty legend in a jump ball situation. The catch at Rutgers is one of the greatest catches in the school’s history and that was against B10 talent. A player that physical would have been an absolute monster in a video game; forcing defenses to double him pre snap. 

Wouldn’t matter. Snap the ball, wait three seconds, lead the throw with the analog stick and lightly tap O so lightly so that the ball is floated into the air. Touchdown every time. 

Malik Willis

If only this game came out a couple of years earlier we could have gotten the chance to experience this for real. Imagine what his category ratings would have been? Throw power? A zillion. Strength? Two zillion. I would just non-stop recreate the Coastal touchdown where he scored after being surrounded by chanticleer defenders. 

QB Draw or Four Verts every single play. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I would also import Malik into Madden (Yes yes I know that’s not possible anymore but this is my blog and I can do whatever I want) and draft him to a team that has a competent pass blocking unit and passable wide receivers. 

Before the last entry, here are some honorable mentions! 

Honorable Mention

Austin Marsh: Taking a 57 overall player to the Heisman would be awesome

Alex Barbir: Ice in the Veins Kicker 

Asa Chapman: An absolute FORCE in the middle. 

Walt Aikens: Have him ball out and then make in the NCAA 26 College Basketball game (my blog, my world).

Eric Green

Way before my time to be honest, but you can’t ignore how dominant he was during his time on the mountain. To get drafted in the FIRST ROUND from Liberty in the 90’s in insanity. His overall rating would have been in the 90’s. 

A good tight end is basically a cheat code in football video games. Send the Tight End out for a slant across the middle and it’s an automatic first down. I could easily go above and beyond his 1989 (shout out Swifties) season of 900 yards and 10 touchdowns.