Quinn Ewers, Texas Longhorns QB, one of three on the cover

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas quarterback is featured on the cover of the long-awaited college football video game.

Electronic Arts has released the cover for the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 Game featuring junior Quinn Ewers alongside Michigan's Donovan Edwards and Colorado's Travis Hunter. The jug appears on the cover of the standard and deluxe editions of the Playstation 5 and Xbox X|S.

“It is an honor to bring Burnt Orange to the real and virtual gridiron,” Ewers said in a press release. “EA Sports games were the first place I realized my childhood dream of playing for the Longhorns, so now being featured on the cover of College Football 25 is a full-circle moment. ”

Ewers is the first Longhorn to appear on the cover of a game since Brian Orakpo appeared on the cover of the PlayStation 2 in 2009. Before that, the 1999 edition featured Ricky Williams on the cover.

The game will be released on July 19th, but is available for pre-order now.

Gamers and fans alike have been clamoring for a new college football video game since EA last produced a college football video game in 2014. EA has stopped producing NCAA-themed video games, but the company has faced lawsuits and other lawsuits over the images and likenesses of college student-athletes. game. Name, image and likeness legislation will reboot a popular game series.

Student-athletes can receive $600 and a copy of the game through NIL if they opt-in to the game, but some, like Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning, choose not to participate in the game. His name will not appear on the Longhorns' roster as part of the game. EA Sports said more than 90% of college football players on its current roster have opted into the game.

The two cover athletes will face off in the second week of the season, with Ewers leading the Longhorns into Michigan Stadium, also known as “The Big House,” to take on the Wolverines on Sept. 7.