EA Sports’ College Football 25 is around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited.
Another major step has been taken towards the official release of EA Sports College Football 25. In the PlayStation store, the banner for the game includes the cover for the deluxe edition. As Extra Points writer Matt Brown has reported, the cover will have current players on it who each play a different position in a different power conference. With a tentative July 19 release date, the game has now come with the deluxe edition cover, with multiple players with actual names being listed.
Here’s the first look at the cover for the Deluxe Edition:
The Deluxe edition cover of EA Sports College Football 25 just dropped pic.twitter.com/sA4FANWTpk
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 10, 2024
Due to the massive changes in players being compensated for their Name, Image and Likeness being used in the game, cover athletes will now be introduced into the game. While every player who opted in gets a $600 payout from EA along with a copy of the game, the cover athletes get a little bit more.
College NIL lawyer Darren Heitner says that the cover athletes made more for being on the cover.
Those on the cover signed separate deals to be made more than $600.
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) May 10, 2024
Here are the athletes that made the cover for the deluxe EA College Football 25 edition of the game, starting in the center and moving from left to right:
In addition to the cover releasing, EA has a countdown timer set to go off on May 16, seemingly hyping up more news and possibly a gameplay trailer on that day.
EA Sports officially has a timer on their website for news dropping on May 16th regarding College Football 25 pic.twitter.com/iZc0r6b1hL
— Rivals (@Rivals) May 10, 2024
The moment this game releases, I’m calling out of work. I’m canceling all my appointments, and most people will not see me for at least a week. The game that gave us Dynasty and Road to Glory will be coming back, and as long as they bring those back with them, I’m cool with it.