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What: ABC Sports College Football: Heroes of the Gridiron. ABC Interactive, $35.

OK, so you lost the toss. You still have Joe Montana anchoring your Notre Dame passing attack. And with Raghib “Rocket” Ismail running sideline patterns, well, the opposition doesn’t stand a chance.

Welcome to “ABC Sports College Football: Heroes of the Gridiron,” a new CD-ROM from ABC Interactive that lets you relive classic college football rivalries and features more than 1,300 legendary figures of the game.

Missed Jim Brown’s first tour of duty in the Syracuse backfield?

Wonder what a UCLA-USC matchup featuring Troy Aikman, Marcus Allen and J.J. Stokes would be like?

Well, they’re back. And they have dusted off their college uniforms just for you.

A unique feature of the video game allows the player to select any of the former stars from more than 30 schools and combine them in an all-star lineup.

Not happy with the choice of player selections? Put yourself in.

Imagine the possibilities: Upset over Florida’s loss to archrival Florida State in the ’95 Orange Bowl? Throw Doug Atkins and Dick Butkus into your defense. See how Kordell Stewart likes that.

One famed USC running back is absent, but otherwise the game boasts every recognizable college football star to walk the field.

Good to have you back, fellas.