NCAA Next 25 Official Release is Here!

NCAA NEXT 25: A Modern Remaster of NCAA Football 2006 for PCSX2 & AetherSX2

The NCAA NEXT 25 Mod is a fully integrated modification of NCAA Football 06 for the 2024 season with a ton of new features to the original game and previous modification releases. This package is a combination of our team's texture package of over 37,000 new graphics textures and modifications to the entire game's core engine, database structure, and strings to enhance gameplay, dynasty mode, visual quality, and much, much more!

Features include:

Core Game:

Modern Rosters & Coaches (310 coaches in total!)
New FBS Teams (Charlotte, Coastal, Liberty, Old Dominion, South Alabama, UTSA & Kennesaw State)
Updated Conference & League Setup
New Stadiums for existing teams and NFL stadiums added to game!
Outdoor Stadiums for teams that used to play in domes
Player Editor Enabled in all modes
Modern Playbooks including updated Coaching Strategies and Playcalling AI
ALL Modern NCAA Rules as of 2023
Upgraded Music Soundtrack (16 original + 16 new tracks)
Updated Player Number Generation Choices to match NCAA Rules, including "0" jersey numbers,
Allows Duplicate Jersey Numbers
NCAA NEXT Settings within the EASY PLAY Menu

Transfer Portal On/Off and Chaos Amount Settings
Instant Defensive Playcalling for speeding up gameplay
New Accelerated Clock Options
Play Lock functionality on OFFENSE and DEFENSE (You no longer have to play as QB!)

Sim Engine:

Improved Sim Engine for Coaching Strategies and Stats
Improved Sim Stats
CPU Coaching Progression with dynamic prestige
"Free Agent" Coach Database have prestige to start finally
Massive overhaul of Ratings Calculations and Player Recruit Database
Re-wrote entire magazine headline and captions database (3500+ lines)
Pre-Season Injuries
CPU Position Changes to optimize depth charts
Off-season improvements and optimizations
Resets Sanction Meter after Team is placed on Probation
Resets Coaching Hot Seat Meter if Coach is Fired

Game Engine:

Improved CPU Offensive Play Calling AI
Improved CPU Time Management at end of Half
Accelerated Play Clock Option
Instant Defensive Playcalling for speeding up gameplay
Play Lock functionality on OFFENSE and DEFENSE (You no longer have to play as QB!)
ALL Modern NCAA Game Rules as of 2023

Season Play:

Current Starting Year
Modern College Football Alignment/League Structure & Scheduling, including 12-Game Scheduling System and Notre Dame's rotation and rivalries
Added a neutral field kick-off game in Atlanta, GA. The Aflac Kick-Off.
Added CPU Coach Stat Tracking
CPU Coach Firing/Retiring, and Auto-Hire for CPU teams
Team Prestige, Academic, and Rankings all updated
Updated Heisman Candidates
Unlocked Pride Sticker Counter for all teams
Add an additional 4th Impact Player with user-selectable Captain/Impact Players in Off-Season
Every game will be televised now!

Post-Season:

College Football Playoff Built-In
12-Team Playoff (5 auto-bid conference champions + 7 at-large)
Conference Championships and Divisionless Conferences
New National Championship Sites (Philly, Denver, NEXT Arena, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit) - chosen each season at random!
Updated Bowl Games, Names and Sites
BCS Ranking Algorithm Fixes for Additional Teams
Add ability to have up to 12 conf champ games (with DB Editing)

Recruiting & Off-Season:

Realistic Transfer Portal Recruiting and Waived Transfer Wait Period with up to 2000 transfers per season!
Enhanced Recruiting, including NIL Pitches, Improved In-Season Recruiting, Off-Season Recruiting improvements, etc.
Improved Recruiting and Walk-On Player Generation Databases
Improved Pro Draft Declaration requirements
Shows Graduating Seniors that go to NFL Draft in display
International Recruits from many countries
New player-to-coach dialogs including NFL, NIL, Transfer Portal and more
Modern Database of 8192 First and 8192 Last names for recruits
Polynesian surnames for western state schools
Larger Recruiting Database and more Athletes
New Recruit Randomizer with Skin Tone/Face/Hair coordinated styles
Updated Recruiting Algorithm to fully distribute available scholarships for all teams

Graphics & Animations:

Over 37,000 Textures Replaced at 4K Res+ (over 13GBs!)
De-Interlacing Built-In to improve visual quality
Modern Scorebug
Uniform Expansion - Up to 20 uniform kits per team, including unique gear/accessories!
Custom Gloves per Team Uniform
New Modern Gear and Accessories
Tattoos and Single Arm Sleeves
Enhanced Faces with AI Upscaling
Significantly more faces added to game
Uniform Numbers and Decals Fixes
3D Model Body Shapes & Realistic Accessory Choices
Removed Stadium Cannon Celebrations
Added Oregon Duck Mascot
Sponsorship text updates and In-Game Text Updates
Changed Sports Illustrated to The Athletic
Upscaled Logos & Graphics