text:  It's a big deal, because for 11 years, there's been no official college football video game, despite demand from players. Here to tell us why, and if this decade-plus wait is worth it, is The Athletic's Chris Venini. Thanks for being here, Chris. Yeah, thanks for having me. Alright, you spent a lot of time with this new game, and I'll get to that in a second, but give us some gamer history first. Why were the NCAA football games so beloved in the first place?