For the first time in more than a decade, fans of the UW Huskies, WSU Cougars and other college football programs will be able to play as their favorite teams in the College Football 25 video game from EA Sports.
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EA Sports announced Thursday the College Football 25 video game release date and cover featuring University of Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, University of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, and University of Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter. The image was published. It was followed on Friday by a trailer showcasing gameplay.
The game will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on July 19th.
After photos of the deluxe edition were leaked last week, the video game developer has released the standard cover for the game.
Watch the trailer at the bottom of this post or in the video at the top of this post, which includes a brief shot of the University Huskies coming out of the Husky Stadium tunnel in the rain at the 47-second mark.
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All three cover players are active players for the first time in the history of the game series. They said name, image and likeness fees had no influence on their decision to accept the cover offer.
“It's going to be a huge game,” Ewers said on a video call with reporters. “I don’t care about NIL because just being on the cover is enough.”
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EA Sports College Football 25 will be EA's first college football game in over a decade.
Edwards said some of the best moments of his childhood were playing college football games on EA Sports with his best friends.
“It feels great not only to be back, but to be on the cover,” he said.
Edwards burst onto the scene in 2022, running for 216 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Ohio State. Last season, he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries in Michigan's national championship win over the University of Vienna Huskies.
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Ewers led Texas to a win over Alabama at the beginning of last season and a College Football Playoff appearance in the Big 12 in his final season. The Longhorns lost to Washington in the semifinals. Ewers and Texas will play in the Southeastern Conference this season along with rival University of Oklahoma.
Hunter, who plays cornerback and wide receiver, was a top recruit coming out of high school and shocked everyone when he decided to enroll at Jackson State University in 2021 to be coached by Deion Sanders. . He followed Sanders to Colorado through the transfer portal in 2022.
Hunter said he is honored to be the cover athlete representing Colorado.
“I mean, a lot of little kids look up to me,” he said. “Stay humble and stay focused. …Tell your kids that you have to keep working. As long as you stay humble and continue to pursue your dreams, you will achieve everything you want to achieve.” ”
All 134 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision will participate in this game.
EA Sports offered FBS players a minimum of $600 and a copy of the game to include their likeness. He also offered some players his NIL contract to promote the game through the ambassador program.
Over 11,000 players accepted offers to join the game.
College Football 25 will be the first version of EA Sports' college football series to be released since 2013, when production of the game ceased after EA Sports was sued for using players' likenesses without compensation. . The NCAA's approval in 2021 to allow players to profit from brands opens the door for the game to be made again.
Seattle Sports staff made some additions to this post.
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