Well, before you submit your resume to the athletic department, stay at home and coach the Spartans from your living room chair. Two Sony PlayStation video games offer NCAA football action and both include San Jose State University. As I took control of SJSU and proceeded to beat Tulsa in a 41-36 exhibition shootout, the first thought I had of this game was that Keith Jackson should shut up and die. In fact, you can even take the helm of an athletic department and try to recruit talent throughout several seasons of play. You can edit the playbook of your team or the computer's, which is great because computer opponents tend to call far too many passing plays.
Blockers block, and the runners twist and turn.
Tackling is a sight to see, even though it seemed like every time Whitaker got tackled, he dragged four guys for six more yards. The graphics of the game are extremely blocky and the animation can go from decent to crap-tastic, as polygon athletes have limbs disappear or animation frames skip by. The kicker's power meter goes by in a microsecond, so he delivers a sissy blow that propels the ball to the ground instead of the uprights. The graphics and animation are much smoother, except on close-ups of players as they celebrate plays. For newer players, tips flash across the screen before every play.