Highlights
- College Football 25 debuts July 19 with Arch Manning in the game, featuring ambitious gameplay and appearances by NFL players.
- Previous licensing issues resolved with new NCAA NIL rules, allowing over 11,000 student athletes in the game. Ultimate Team and Dynasty Mode included.
- Changes to Road to Glory Mode are anticipated, with starting in college instead of high school, no PC release, and removal of Mascot mode.
EA Sports College Football 25 will include the player Arch Manning, who was previously thought to not be in the game. The July 19 release for EA Sports College Football 25 is right around the corner, launching over a decade after the last game in its series. Not only are plenty of gamers excited for that reason, but the game also looks to be particularly ambitious in scope and presentation. In addition to the fun of the game itself, plenty of actual NFL players will show up in-game.
Part of the reason there hasn't been a College Football — then-titled NCAA Football — game in so long is the difficulties surrounding licensing deals it took to get players in at all. Players wanted to be properly compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) in-game, and that didn't happen, so it seemed easier to just put the series to rest. In 2021, the NCAA implemented a new set of rules that allows players to make money from the use of NIL. One Team Partners and the Collegiate Licensing Company are behind the deal that allowed NIL use for players in College Football 25.
Arch Manning has announced that he will be in College Football 25 as well. Arch is the University of Texas' quarterback, and he's also Peyton and Eli Mannning's nephew. Arch posted a advertisement for the game on social media. The video is a skit centered around his uncle, Eli, coaching him through gameplay, with plenty of emphasis on the irony behind a football player playing a console version of what they do in real life. Of course, College Football 25 will have numerous systems of its own that gamers will come to learn and master.
Arch Manning Announces Appearance in College Football 25
Arch Manning is one among over 11,000 student athletes who will be in College Football 25, as well as the 14,000 Football Bowl Subdivision players who opted into NIL use for this game. In addition to the massive roster of players, College Football 25 will feature fleshed out modes such as Ultimate Team, Dynasty Mode, and Road To Glory. Dynasty mode is one of the most anticipated modes by gamers, where players will create a coach and lead a team to victory.
Some players have voiced some concern over College Football 25 making changes to its Road to Glory Mode. Now, characters will no longer begin their careers in high school, they will start off in college. In addition, the game will not have a PC release, and it is removing Mascot mode, a feature that showed up in NCAA Football releases from before. It would be reasonable to hope that the depth to gameplay in this release will more than make up for what's been cut, but players will have to see for themselves.
Franchise EA Sports College Football System PlayStation , Xbox Platform(s) PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S Released July 19, 2024 Developer(s) EA Orlando Publisher(s) EA Expand
