The Program: College Football

Name: The Program: College Football
Rating: 4.7 (40841 reviews)
Author: Fantasy Mogul Inc

Lead your school to victory!

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

41K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

Fantasy Mogul Inc
Language

EN
English
Size

165.5
MB

iPhone

You're hired, Coach. Strap on your headset and take the sideline because you've got full control of The Program, the most engaging and realistic College Football management game ever made. Success here is not given, it is earned. If you want to build a College Football power and challenge for National Championships, you'll need to fully commit to your team. The Program is an immersive College Football experience that's so real you can feel the boosters breathing down your neck. Features: • Travel the country, scouting and recruiting top talent • Hire offense and defensive coordinators, scouts and trainers • Run practices and set weekly game plans • Play a full schedule and lead your team to a postseason bowl game • Participate in weekly press conferences • Increase your program's prestige and compete for a National Championship! This app includes advertising, some of which may be targeted to your interests. You may choose to control targeted advertising by using your mobile device settings (for example, by re-setting your device’s advertising identifier and/or opting out of interest based ads). The app also includes: • In-app purchases that cost real money • Advertising for some third parties, including the option to watch ads for rewards

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

41K Ratings

Good game with potential to be great
01/16/2023
Ty I dyjb
I’ve had a lot of fun with the game so far a few seasons in. However, I think some improvements could be made to make it better. If you could pick plays during games it would be more interactive and add to the strategy. Or even if you could just make decisions in critical situations like on fourth downs. A lot of times it’ll be like 4th and short at my opponents 40ish yard line and we’ll end up punting with a net gain of 10-20 yards on the punt. I would like the opportunity to choose to go for it or even in a fourth and short to go for it instead of kicking a field goal. If this is not a possible addition I would suggest an option to do a quick sim of the game. There may be one that I missed but I have not seen one so far. If I'm losing or winning by 40 I don’t want to spend an extra minute or two of my time watching the rest of the game. Also any aspects that make the game more interactive and personal would be cool. Such as having random events involving players or anything to make the players feel more real. Like if a player has a high work ethic they could have a chance of gaining a higher potential during the season or during training. Or if a player has been a backup for an extended period of time and they threaten to transfer the upcoming season if they don’t receive playing time. Overall, I like the game but any sort of additions to make it better and more personal is something I would enjoy and even pay a little for. Thanks!
Good game with potential to be great
01/16/2023
Ty I dyjb

I’ve had a lot of fun with the game so far a few seasons in. However, I think some improvements could be made to make it better. If you could pick plays during games it would be more interactive and add to the strategy. Or even if you could just make decisions in critical situations like on fourth downs. A lot of times it’ll be like 4th and short at my opponents 40ish yard line and we’ll end up punting with a net gain of 10-20 yards on the punt. I would like the opportunity to choose to go for it or even in a fourth and short to go for it instead of kicking a field goal. If this is not a possible addition I would suggest an option to do a quick sim of the game. There may be one that I missed but I have not seen one so far. If I'm losing or winning by 40 I don’t want to spend an extra minute or two of my time watching the rest of the game. Also any aspects that make the game more interactive and personal would be cool. Such as having random events involving players or anything to make the players feel more real. Like if a player has a high work ethic they could have a chance of gaining a higher potential during the season or during training. Or if a player has been a backup for an extended period of time and they threaten to transfer the upcoming season if they don’t receive playing time. Overall, I like the game but any sort of additions to make it better and more personal is something I would enjoy and even pay a little for. Thanks!
MUST Download
09/21/2023
nateemerson19
I’ve played my fair share of games on the app store. Pay-to-play, arcade and free games included, this game here is without a doubt one of the best. It blows my mind that it’s free to download. Optional (very minimal) ads only makes it even better. When it comes to gameplay, it’s extremely addictive. I’m on my fourth season (after restarting in the first season twice) and can’t put it down. Scouting and recruiting are my favorite parts of the game, and I do wish the actual gameplay part was a little more interactive, but I love the halftime adjustments. My only real complaint other than an overhaul on gameplay lol would be that you can’t scroll through the play results while you’re watching your team play a game. You can pause it, but can’t scroll back through the plays to see who scored etc if you missed it. If you guys could make that possible post-early access, it would be great. I just bought my first season pass, but would also love more options to buy things in-game! I want to support the creators as much as possible, so maybe more purchasable upgrades/tokens other than just the season pass. I would definitely buy an extra staff token or two outside of the pass if available. Overall, INCREDIBLE job with this game. Keep it up. I can’t wait to see what happens after Early Access. P.S. I also reached out to them with a bug I had on my account and to my surprise I was given a response and fix within THREE minutes. That is some of the beat customer service you could ask for. These guys rock.
MUST Download
09/21/2023
nateemerson19

I’ve played my fair share of games on the app store. Pay-to-play, arcade and free games included, this game here is without a doubt one of the best. It blows my mind that it’s free to download. Optional (very minimal) ads only makes it even better. When it comes to gameplay, it’s extremely addictive. I’m on my fourth season (after restarting in the first season twice) and can’t put it down. Scouting and recruiting are my favorite parts of the game, and I do wish the actual gameplay part was a little more interactive, but I love the halftime adjustments. My only real complaint other than an overhaul on gameplay lol would be that you can’t scroll through the play results while you’re watching your team play a game. You can pause it, but can’t scroll back through the plays to see who scored etc if you missed it. If you guys could make that possible post-early access, it would be great. I just bought my first season pass, but would also love more options to buy things in-game! I want to support the creators as much as possible, so maybe more purchasable upgrades/tokens other than just the season pass. I would definitely buy an extra staff token or two outside of the pass if available. Overall, INCREDIBLE job with this game. Keep it up. I can’t wait to see what happens after Early Access. P.S. I also reached out to them with a bug I had on my account and to my surprise I was given a response and fix within THREE minutes. That is some of the beat customer service you could ask for. These guys rock.
Love it but hope to see improvement
12/15/2022
JDS_210
I rarely comment on games but I felt I should for this one. I love this game, especially considering it’s still in development. It scratches that itch for a college sports game with recruiting until they start making those games again. I have read some of the other reviews and there have been complaints about not being able to win with a good team. I haven’t had that problem as bad as some others but I have seen it in games vs weak opponents. I seem to win against most teams, including teams ranked higher than me, but still lose to a 0-6 or 1-9 team with terrible ratings. It’s frustrating to say the least. My main complaint is it’s too hard to advance divisions when the game simulates agains you. I’m in prestige 3 and to advance to the next division I need to have several seasons with a player with 8 sacks or a qb with 800 rushing yards. Every season I pick play calls to facilitate that and don’t even come close. This last season I had a qb with 793 yards rushing with 2 games left. One game they didn’t allow me to pick the one qb rushing play and he ended with 5 yards. The next game he only rushed 10 times but ended with 1 yard. When I say I threw my phone because he had 799 yards rushing, I’m not joking. I’m lucky I had a case on it. My only real dislike is the $4 every season. Make it less money if it’s per season or give it better rewards or last longer, like per prestige level. I’m looking forward to seeing improvements to this game!
Love it but hope to see improvement
12/15/2022
JDS_210

I rarely comment on games but I felt I should for this one. I love this game, especially considering it’s still in development. It scratches that itch for a college sports game with recruiting until they start making those games again. I have read some of the other reviews and there have been complaints about not being able to win with a good team. I haven’t had that problem as bad as some others but I have seen it in games vs weak opponents. I seem to win against most teams, including teams ranked higher than me, but still lose to a 0-6 or 1-9 team with terrible ratings. It’s frustrating to say the least. My main complaint is it’s too hard to advance divisions when the game simulates agains you. I’m in prestige 3 and to advance to the next division I need to have several seasons with a player with 8 sacks or a qb with 800 rushing yards. Every season I pick play calls to facilitate that and don’t even come close. This last season I had a qb with 793 yards rushing with 2 games left. One game they didn’t allow me to pick the one qb rushing play and he ended with 5 yards. The next game he only rushed 10 times but ended with 1 yard. When I say I threw my phone because he had 799 yards rushing, I’m not joking. I’m lucky I had a case on it. My only real dislike is the $4 every season. Make it less money if it’s per season or give it better rewards or last longer, like per prestige level. I’m looking forward to seeing improvements to this game!
Great game. Just need a few Tweeks
05/20/2025
MurphNOnEm
I am currently in my 102nd season. And not to feel entitled, but I feel like I have my fair share of ways to tweak this game to make it over the top. First, I would start by saying that the season pass would be way better it if you gave more recruiting points and maybe a chance at higher overall recruits. Another way to improve this game would be to assure a recruit will be recruited when the likelihood percentage of him accepting offer is at 99%. You would think that would guarantee a solid YES of recruitment. Unfortunately they do not commit 6 out of 10 times. It is very frustrating to put all that work into recruiting one player that you absolutely cannot afford to miss out on, go in a different direction. I would also like to see the creator of this game, capitalize and maybe make a season pass for multiple games for just a few dollars more. Sometimes I feel stupid knowing that I have dumped almost $75 into this game. And after 102 seasons, I am still only a four star program. I do find it very difficult to level up to higher programs. The task you need to do in order to level up seems a bit excessive. But it does keep the game going. Overall, this game is very addictive. I would just really like to see a few tweaks to it! Hopefully you take this review into consideration. Because after reading many other reviews, it seems that these problems are common and we could probably all agree to these problems we have encountered! Sincerely, The guy who really enjoys your game!

Developer Response
Sorry to hear about your disappointment with the game. Thanks for giving it a try.
Great game. Just need a few Tweeks
05/20/2025
MurphNOnEm

I am currently in my 102nd season. And not to feel entitled, but I feel like I have my fair share of ways to tweak this game to make it over the top. First, I would start by saying that the season pass would be way better it if you gave more recruiting points and maybe a chance at higher overall recruits. Another way to improve this game would be to assure a recruit will be recruited when the likelihood percentage of him accepting offer is at 99%. You would think that would guarantee a solid YES of recruitment. Unfortunately they do not commit 6 out of 10 times. It is very frustrating to put all that work into recruiting one player that you absolutely cannot afford to miss out on, go in a different direction. I would also like to see the creator of this game, capitalize and maybe make a season pass for multiple games for just a few dollars more. Sometimes I feel stupid knowing that I have dumped almost $75 into this game. And after 102 seasons, I am still only a four star program. I do find it very difficult to level up to higher programs. The task you need to do in order to level up seems a bit excessive. But it does keep the game going. Overall, this game is very addictive. I would just really like to see a few tweaks to it! Hopefully you take this review into consideration. Because after reading many other reviews, it seems that these problems are common and we could probably all agree to these problems we have encountered! Sincerely, The guy who really enjoys your game!
Developer Response 02/10/2025
Sorry to hear about your disappointment with the game. Thanks for giving it a try.

1.17.1 Update Extra Redshirts - Use new team resource, Extra Redshirts, to redshirt a 2nd eligible player during the preseason. Campus Store - New Season Pass+ offer. - New items added to the store. - New team resource, Campus Credits, used to purchase logos and campuses you may have missed from previous progressions. New store-limited logos to be added in the future. Reworked Audible Game Changer - No longer redraws a new random set of 3 plays for a given slot when building your playbook for the week. - After selecting your plays and before confirming your playbook, use Game Change to activate the Audible Game Changer for any play you've selected. - Audible allows you to swap a play you've selected with any play from your coordinators playbook. - Swapped in plays will match the play slot level of the play you're replacing. - No restrictions on number of swaps as long as you have Game Change. Other Changes/Fixes - Team Office UI changes and new feature to change your team name. - Better feedback when making purchases in the store.

Version 1.17.1 3d ago

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Seller: Atomic Moguls Inc
Size: 165.5 MB
Category: Sports
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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Season Pass $3.99

Season Pass Level 5 $3.99

Season Pass Level 2 $3.99

Season Pass Level 3 $3.99

Season Pass Special Offer $0.99

Season Pass Level 4 $3.99

3 Staff Tokens $1.99

6 Staff Tokens $3.99

750 Recruiting Points $5.99

9 Staff Tokens $5.99

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