NCAA Football 10
47 Achievements
1,000
10-12h
Freshman Phenom
Win the Heisman Memorial Trophy® with a Freshman in Road to Glory or Dynasty Mode.
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How to unlock the Freshman Phenom achievement in NCAA Football 10 - Definitive Guide
For this, you'll need to put together a spectacular season. You can set the difficulty to Freshman and adjust the AI sliders to make it easier for yourself. QB is the best position to attempt this. In Road to Glory mode, your best chance is playing as a QB since they're more likely to win the Heisman trophy. In Dynasty mode, keep recruiting Freshman QB's and playing them right away. If you have a good team and you play every game, you'll be able to get this.
Note: This trophy is problematic because of your competition, namely Tim Tebow (QB #15 on Florida). However, there is a workaround. Create a freshman QB on Florida, and max out all of his stats. Tebow will be benched in favor of the freshman. When you start Road to Glory mode, choose to play as an existing player instead, and select this QB. You're on a good enough team that you should be able to sim everything and still get the Heisman. You'll also get off to a very good start in getting the three leaderboard trophies too.
Tip from OldSnoova:
In Road To Glory, I elected to be a running back. I only played plays that were designated for me. You can adjust the AI defensive levels down a notch and the trophy won't be affected, at least it wasn't for me. I ended the high school campaign as a 5-star recruit, elected to play for Iowa since they are a Top 25 school and I could start right away and ended the season with 73 or 74 touchdowns - an NCAA record. I got the Heisman, National Championship, and ALL of the RTG trophies in one season playing this way.