In “Madden 20,” your created player walks onto the AT&T Stadium turf in Dallas, ready to play quarterback in a College Football Playoff semifinal and, if you so choose, lead Texas Tech on a national title run. Before you take the field, Patrick Mahomes appears and kindly welcomes you to the big stage.



“What’s up, bro? Good luck tonight. Hey man, don’t listen to the critics. You’ve got all the talent in the world. Just go out there and put on a show. All right, man, hit me up when you get to the league.”



If you’re a Red Raiders fan, that’s pretty darn cool. Mahomes earning the cover of EA Sports’ “Madden 20,” which comes out Friday, is a coveted honor. But for Texas Tech, being included in another one of the game’s features, a new career mode called “Face of the Franchise: QB1,” is just as exciting an opportunity. Users get to begin a new quarterback’s career by leading...