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EA SPORTS College Football 25 will feature a new public address announcer: Army football and basketball play-by-play announcer Rich DeMarco.

A long-time fan of the title, DeMarco built an in-home studio in his attic to record his lines using recording equipment sent to him by EA SPORTS. In approximately 40 hours of recordings, DeMarco recorded lines fitting for both home and away teams, school-specific lines, and even lines for rare situations. ...

After some hand-wringing by fans wondering if their school would be in the game, EA SPORTS has confirmed that EA SPORTS College Football 25 will include all 134 FBS programs via clips posted on their social media accounts. Individual programs have been sharing their team graphic on their respective social media channels following EA's announcement.

In addition, numerous ESPN personalities confirmed their involvement with the title via social media. These personalities include: Kevin Connors, Rece Davis, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack. It is currently unknown if or how the ESPN brand will be incorporated into the title.

Other partners confirming involvement today include the CFB Playoff, the Big Ten Conference, the MAC, and - likely revealing a new feature - the Reese's Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl's tweet mentioned both EA SPORTS College Football and Madden NFL, so, for example, a tie-in for created players from Road to Glory to Madden's Superstar Mode seems like a very real possibility. ...

This morning, student-athletes began receiving NIL contracts from OneTeam Partners/EA to appear in EA SPORTS College Football 25. Players who opt-in will receive $600 and a copy of the game.

Per Pete Nakos of On3, select top players were offered an additional deal to promote the game and announce their opt-in via social media. Some of the players doing so included Colorado WR/DB Travis Hunter, Missouri QB Brady Cook, Alabama DB Malachi Moore, Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins, Texas QB Quinn Ewers, Georgia QB Carson Beck, and Michigan RB Donovan Edwards. ...

On Tuesday's edition of The Athletic's 'Until Saturday' podcast, Kirk Herbstreit joined host Ari Wasserman to discuss a variety of college football topics. At the 39:00 mark, the topic changed to the return of the EA SPORTS College Football franchise. Herbstreit reminisced about his time as part of the NCAA Football franchise, both as a fan and as an in-game commentator.

When discussing the returning title no new information came to light, but Herbstreit did share this quote: “I’m very excited with some of the announcements that’ll be coming up here very soon from what I hear.” It is currently unknown if he will be a part of the franchise in the future, though there has been some internet rumor and speculation that he will be.

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Following the EA SPORTS College Football 25 teaser trailer revealing the school would be participating in the title, the University of Notre Dame issued a formal statement and interviews confirming their decision on Tuesday.

In confirmation with The Athletic's Chris Vannini, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said “It’s great for all college football fans to have the game come back. It’s long overdue, and I’m thrilled. It wouldn’t be college football if we weren’t in it, and I’m glad we found a way to be in it.”

The EA SPORTS College Football 25 teaser trailer included a work-in-progress screenshot of Notre Dame players tapping their famous 'Play Like a Champion' sign, which was also featured in the NCAA Football franchise. ...

As reported by Matt Brown to be happening on Thursday and now 'early next week,' schools participating in EA SPORTS College Football appear to have begun confirming their involvement with social media posts, articles, and more. As programs (appear to) announce/confirm their involvement, we will update the following table with links to each announcement or social media post.

In the tables below, you will notice a category for FCS teams & other programs. At this time it is unclear if these programs are confirming involvement in the game or posting mock-up covers for social media engagement.

This story and tables will be updated as necessary. Please reply here or tag us on Twitter @gamingtailgate if you see any additional school postings/confirmations.

Thank you to @gschwendt for compiling the vast majority of these school postings, as well as community members @TaylorMalone_FB, @EACOLLEGEFOOT, @IsItOutEA, and @QToval for elevating those postings. ...

After years of waiting, rumors, and speculation, it's official - EA SPORTS College Football 25 will be releasing this summer (2024) with a full reveal of game info coming in May. This info came via a teaser trailer for the game and updates to the game's social media pages.

Filmed at the Rose Bowl, the teaser trailer shows a combination of some work-in-progress in-game and in-development screens. Among the schools and details shown include: Penn State's mascot preparing to lead the team onto the field, Oklahoma's entrance pyrotechnics, Tennessee's Neyland Stadium, Florida's gator head statue, Notre Dame players tapping the 'Play Like a Champion' sign before entering the field, Alabama's mascot, Michigan State's mascot Sparty planting a flag on the field, Nebraska's 2022 jersey being scanned into the game, Texas A&M's home uniform, Florida State's away jersey, Florida's away jersey, and the back of Georgia's helmet.

The game now has official pages available on YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. (Links to these pages can be found on our EA CFB Information Central page.) As of this writing, there is no official product page on the company's website.

Continue on to see the teaser trailer, another look at the game logo, and some of the WIP in-game screens from the teaser trailer. This article will update as necessary. ...

Sunday afternoon, Matt Brown reported via Twitter that "multiple school-based sources" have confirmed that fans should expect a small game-related update on Thursday, February 15. This update is expected to come in the form of social media graphics posted by the respective schools announcing their participation in this summer's release of EA SPORTS College Football.

Brown stated in later tweets that he expects all 134 FBS programs to participate ...

During Tuesday's Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call, Electronic Arts reiterated that EA SPORTS College Football will be released in 'Summer 2024' via comments from both CEO Andrew Wilson and CFO Stuart Canfield.

The last release of game information came in November 2022 via an ESPN.com article that contained an interview and several work-in-progress screenshots of Michigan Stadium and Brutus Buckeye. The long gap in official communication from EA SPORTS has led to growing concern within the community that the game may be delayed. These statements should help to alleviate such concerns.

Wilson acknowledged that there is "an incredible amount of pent-up demand" for the title and that he believes EA CFB will be "both complementary in gameplay but overall additive to the [Madden NFL] ecosystem" as EA works to expand the football community in the US and internationally.

Other noteworthy statements directly from EA included:
- "In calendar 2023, Madden NFL was the best-selling sports game in North America" and "In Q3, net bookings grew and engagement with Ultimate Team increased 19%."
- "Live services net bookings grew to a record $1.71 billion in Q3, up 3% year-over-year."
- "On a trailing 12-month basis, total net bookings was up 8% year-over-year, with live services contributing $5.6 billion, or 73%."


Continue on to read all of the pertinent statements from yesterday's earnings call mentioning EA SPORTS College Football. ...