This article discusses about the EA Sports College Football franchise and its discontinuation, rebirth, gameplay and official teams.
EA Sports College Football is back and the name is changed to EA Sports College Football 25. The last entry in this series was NCAA Football 14 which was released back in 2013. College football fans were drawn to EA NCAA Football 14, which was published in 2013 and had a number of important features and modes.
Popular video game franchise with a college football theme was the EA NCAA series, also called the NCAA Football series. The series was created by EA Sports and went through multiple revisions before being canceled.
Sadly, legal concerns about the unpaid use of college athletes’ likenesses led to the NCAA series’ cancellation following NCAA Football 14. Fans, however, still have pleasant memories of the series because of its captivating gameplay modes and realistic college football experience.
Since this game is not yet released, let us travel back in time to talk about the last entry in the EA Sports College Football Series, The NCAA series used real team rosters, stadiums, marching bands, and traditions from numerous US universities in an effort to replicate the energy and excitement of college football.
Realistic player animations, gaming mechanics, and presentation were the main goals of the NCAA series. During games, the commentary crew offered context and insight, and stadiums were authentically recreated. Online competitions between players were possible in a number of game forms, such as dynasty leagues, ranked matches, and special events. The game’s competitive element and duration were enhanced by online play.
Dynasty mode, a series mainstay, gave players the ability to take charge of a college football team and steer it toward success over several seasons. This mode included arranging games, keeping track of team money, bringing in high school players, and aiming for national titles. Later incarnations of the series saw the introduction of Ultimate Team, which let players assemble their ideal team by gathering player cards that could be obtained through packs or earned via gaming. Both online and offline game formats could make use of teams.
Ultimate Team is a mainstay mode in another EA Sports franchise known as EA FC 24 ( The previous titles were called FIFA until EA lost the license). In the Road to Glory mode, users constructed a personalized football player and steered it through the college football career, from recruiting in high school to possibly winning the Heisman Trophy and getting selected in the NFL draft.
Great news for fans is that EA Sports confirmed all 134 FBS Teams will be available in EA Sports College Football 25. The teams breakdown is below.
| American | ACC | Big 12 |
| Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers Navy Midshipmen North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers USF Bulls UTSA Roadrunners | Boston College Eagles California Golden Bears Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tarheels Pittsburgh Panthers SMU Mustangs Stanford Cardinal Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Colorado Buffaloes Cincinnati Bearcats Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Tech Red Raiders UCF Knights Utah Utes West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Big Ten | Conference USA | FBS Independents |
| Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terps Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Oregon Ducks Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights UCLA Bruins USC Trojans Washington Huskies Wisconsin Badgers | Florida International Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Liberty Flames Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Mid Tennessee State Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Army Black Knights Notre Dame Fighting Irish UConn Huskies UMass Minutemen |
| Mid-American | Mountain West | PAC 12 |
| Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Flashes Miami (OH) Redhawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos | Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors Nevada Wolfpack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys | Oregon State Beavers Washington State Cougars |
| SEC | Sun Belt |
| Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores | Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Old Dominion Monarchs Marshall Thundering Herd South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans UL Monroe Warhawks |
As someone who attended Virginia Tech, this game takes me back to college where we used to bleed in Maroon and Orange, chanting Enter Sandman by Metallica during our team entrances and shouting “LETS GO HOKIES.” College football hits different and reminds everyone that in the end, there is still an innocent child in us who always feels that life was so much simpler back then. I am extremely glad that we are getting the EA Sports College Football back.
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