EA Sports College Football 25: Everything We Know So Far

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Hit Stick
February 26, 2024

Rumors, rumors, rumors. To be clear EA Sports loves all of this speculation. Hence why they have had very few official communications about the re-launch of the video game franchise.

And yes, STOP calling the game NCAA Football 25. The title of the franchise moving forward is “EA Sports College Football”.

🗓️ Release Date?

EA officially confirmed that the game will be released this summer on their most recent earnings call (Jan. 30th). That is the ONLY official statement on the release date. The TARGET date appears to be Friday, July 12, 2024, but that is by no means the day the game will officially be available. It is safe to assume that at some point in July, you will be playing EA College Football 2025.

Official CFB 25 Logo

👀 CFB 25 Pre-Order Dates

No date has been set as of yet to pre-order CFB 25, BUT, we believe the “Full Reveal” that EA has promised for May will also be the opening for the pre-order process.

🎮 Consoles

EA College Football 25 will be available EXCLUSIVELY on PS5 and XBOX Series X/S.

All signs point to cross-play availability between consoles, but this has not been confirmed as of yet.

🏆 Game Modes

So far 3 game modes have been 100% confirmed for the launch:

  1. Dynasty Mode

  2. Ultimate Team

  3. Road to Glory

🏈 QB #13 or His Real Name?

Yes, real names will be available for the game. Now, how deep the roster goes with accurate names, along with allowing roster modifications are not confirmed, but EA has hinted at 85 as the goal

🎯 Will All Division 1 Programs Be Represented?

All 134 FBS programs are in the game. As of March 4, 2024, over 90% of the eligible college football players opted into the NIL agreement to appear in CFB 25.

FCS and HBCU school representation will have to wait for CFB 26.

🍾 Will The College Football Playoffs Be Included?

Yes, EA Sports has confirmed a deal with the CFB Playoffs and a 12-team playoff will be present for launch. The ability to customize the number of teams in the playoffs has been confirmed as well. Further customizations like conference eligibility and CPU selection override are unknown.

💰How About the Transfer Portal?

Yes, the transfer portal will be included within “Dynasty Mode” and Road to Glory. That is all we know at this time. As you can imagine this area of information is a major focus of everyone looking forward to this game. The pressure will be on EA to structure this in a way that does not destroy one of the most popular modes of the game.

📺 Screen-Shots or Video Demos

We have not seen much since the first CFB 25 trailer hit on Feb. 15th. But there was plenty in the teaser to keep us busy for a while.

👀 Full Reveal in May???

Outside of the video teaser, this “Full Reveal in May” comment has the CFB 25 community buzzing. It certainly shortens the timeline in waiting for a “complete” view of the game till July.

It is also safe to assume that the pre-order process begins in May as well.

🎙️ Game Announcers

EA has a deal in place with ESPN to use on-air voice talent. It appears that ESPN has held onto exclusivity for CFB 25.

• Chris Fowler (Commentator)

• Kirk Herbstreit (GameDay + Commentator)

• Desmond Howard (GameDay)

• Rece Davis (GameDay)

• David Pollack (GameDay)

• Kevin Connors (Studio Host)

• Jesse Palmer

🏟️ School Pageantry & Imagery

Let’s face it, this is one of the reasons why we love this game so much. The images, bands, traditions, cowbells. It will all be in the game. EA has requested materials from all participating schools, along with 3D stadium renderings.

The New EA College Football Game is going to have team-specific audio, they are expected to cater it to each school. Mississippi State reportedly submitted audio of the fans maroon and white chant, the fight song, big play reactions, and cowbells to EA. This likely means each school is doing this, and means we will have unique sounding audios for every stadium.

Tanner Marlar (Maroon and White Daily)

📈Any Idea on Playbooks Yet?

The only information we have CFB 25 playbooks comes from an ESPN interview with Daryl Holt of EA Sports:

This goes back to game -- and program -- integrity. Holt said the focus is to make sure teams in the game play like the teams in real life do. "You almost could say there's 134 different ways to play," Holt said, because of the nuances of different programs -- from off-field recruiting to on-field play.

That includes the play styles of each team, which meant building out new plays and sets to match formations in the game. Holt said the plan is to "show that wide-open aspect of explosive gameplay in college football," which can be vastly different from the NFL.

Daryl Holt, EA Sports Senior VP & Group General Manager of EA Tiburon

🎥 Cover Athlete

We have ZERO information on the CFB 25 cover athlete, but it has not stopped hundreds of CFB 25 cover designs for us to enjoy.

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