Nowadays, all the creativity and ingenuity has been sucked out in favor of cheap roster updates to increase profits, but it wasn't always this way.The college football series by EA Sports in particular used to be so universally beloved that its release day in mid-July was almost a national holiday.With the college football offseason starting to wind down, I thought it would be fun to relive some of the best players the game ever had to offer.And I'm not talking "oh yeah, that guy was pretty good," either.I'm referring to the players who were banned from your head-to-head matches with your group of friends.The players who caused more broken controllers than your average "Dark Souls" boss.Obviously, up until a few years ago, the players in the NCAA football games never had names, but you knew exactly who they were.With all that in mind, let's dig up some childhood trauma with five completely broken college football video game characters.Quinshon Judkins #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns during the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025 in Arlington, Texas.
(Alex Slitz/Getty Images)When "College Football 25" was nearing its release date, certain influencers were able to test the game early and came back with a few notes to share with their followers.Nearly unanimously, every content creator seemed to agree that "Quinshon Judkins was broken."What the rest of the general public quickly found out was, these influencers weren't just mining for clicks.Quinshon Judkins really was broken, particularly his spin move.ONE OF THESE EIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS WILL BE HOISTING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY IN 2026Video after video was posted on social media showing off Judkins turning into a Beyblade the minute the spin button was pressed, as All-American defenders bounced off the Ohio State running back as if he was a waterbed rolling downhill.The move was s...