How to Build a Team in "NCAA 10"

Build a solid team in order to win the championship.

Rutgers and Princeton played the first intercollegiate football game on November 6, 1869. As the game developed and matured, it outgrew the Ivy League, becoming a nationwide phenomena. It was a brutal game in the beginning, with severe injuries, including death, sometimes occurring on the field. The National Collegiate Athletic Association began to closely monitor the game in 1910. Football became less violent while growing in popularity.

Instructions

1. Visit Team Builder online and register your account. Input your team's basic information: school name, slogan, location, head coach, stadium, prestige and colors.

2. Click the "logo" icon across the top of the screen. Your logo should be square and in either "png" or"jpg" format. Edit your team colors to complement your logo.

3. Select your stadium. Your options appear on the bottom of the screen. Clicking the stadium reveals its capacity and location. Naming the stadium is your only customization option.

4. Build your home field. Your options include grass type, end zone text and midfield logo. Create your team jerseys. You will build four: away, home, away alternate and home alternate. Customize helmet, jersey, pants, socks and shoes. With Team Builder, you can only choose existing mascots from real NCAA universities.

5. Build your program. Sliders exist for academic prestige, campus lifestyle, coach experience, coach prestige, championship contender, athletic facilities, fan base, pro potential, program stability, program tradition and television exposure. If you like, you can scale all to the maximum. Choose your offense and defense styles. Roster is the final tab. You can either select team options like "cupcake," "air it out" or "ground attack" or build each player individually.

6. Save your school. You can choose to reserve it exclusively for use or make it available to all NCAA Football 2010 coaches. Boot your game and select "team builder" from the main menu. Search for your school by entering your team's name. You can now use your team in any game mode.

Tips & Warnings

• With "png" format, your logo can have a transparent background.

References

• GameSpy: NCAA Football 10 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide
• Electronic Arts: "NCAA Football 10"
• Cheat Code Central; In for Six!; Jonathan Marx
• ESPN; "NCAA 10": On the Road to Glory; Jon Robinson; June 2009
• College Football Poll; Introduction: A Brief History of College Football; Robert Ours

Resources

• EA Sports: Team Builder