In the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, when every comfortable distraction felt like a warm hug, I drove one hour in one direction to get an ancient copy of "NCAA Football 14" and a PS3 to play.

The return of college football to video games is exciting for me, an avid player of NCAA 2014, but I'm hoping microtransactions won't ruin it. After 11 years, college football is making a return ...