EA Sports College Football 25 just got a fresh update with 718 more college athletes joining the game.
There’s a bunch of new stuff, like Nissan Stadium becoming the go-to spot for PlayStation tournaments and a ton of player rating tweaks. Many teams also got new or updated uniforms, and they’ve added a “Play A Friend” mode to College Ultimate Team. Season 3 now has a higher AP limit of 12, too.
The Team Builder feature got an upgrade with Adobe Express tools, letting you create logos with AI, though some might not like this change. If you want to try it, just head to the logos page and click “Create with Adobe Express.” You will need an Adobe account to access 25 credits for logo making or creating designs from scratch.
We all love seeing our favorite players get better stats in these updates!
Besides the main stuff, loads of bugs got squashed in regular play, Dynasty, Ultimate Team, and other areas.
If you want to see every single change, check out the full patch notes below:
Title Update Notes
GAMEPLAY
General
- Player ability loadouts in the front end rosters got a makeover.
- DEV NOTE: These changes reflect how players are doing this season. We looked at the top 25 teams, so expect to see players like Ashton Jeanty getting an ability boost. Check your favorite players to see if they got better!
- Made it less common for pitches to miss their target during tackles.
- Fixed the aftershock ability triggering on blocks inappropriately.
Alignment
- Issues with Cover 3 Shell on a Cover 1 Blitz play leaving the Tight End open have been resolved.
- Fixed Two High Coverage Shells causing defensive misalignments.
- Cover 2 Coverage Shell issues that left the Tight End unguarded in Cover 1 plays have been fixed.
- Cover 0 Coverage Shell problems leading to unguarded inside receivers were addressed.
Coverage
- Box Call logic was added to improve coverage of Bunch Formation routes in Cover 4 Quarters and Palms.
- DEV NOTE: This logic helps defenders pick up eligible receivers better, especially against Bunch formations, ensuring they cover their assignments effectively.
- Fixed Safety on the left side being wrongly assigned to the opposite field with certain hot routes.
- Some press animations incorrectly pressing receivers far downfield have been fixed.
Pass Blocking
- Fixed an issue with Defensive Linemen Slant Inside Command causing rushers to bunch up in one gap.
- Adjusted Defensive Linemen Shifts to prevent unrealistic alignments in Double A Gap formations.
- Pass Block targeting lines now appear correctly when entering adjustments.
- New logic prevents defenders from instantly disengaging to the outside with pre-snap slant inside adjustments.
Settings & UI
- Fixed no clock runoff occurring in Online Head-to-Head Ranked Games with Accelerated Clock turned on.
- Resolved Switch Stick delay settings not sticking after menu changes.
DYNASTY
- Power lineman archetype now progresses Pass Block Finesse properly.
- Bryant-Denny Stadium is now called Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
- Prospect list no longer fully refreshes every time a recruit is targeted.
- Fixed various news story issues.
- Custom schedules now work correctly.
- Fixed weight display issues in the Team Needs screen.
- Free practice tile now consistently appears in the Dynasty Hub.
- You can now super sim from the play calling screen as a coordinator.
- Increased recovery of worn-out body parts on week advance.
- Recruit navigation in the recruiting board improved using the right stick.
COLLEGE ULTIMATE TEAM
- Play A Friend mode is now available.
- AP limit increased to 12 for Season 3.
- AP cost of ‘Aftershock’ increased from 2 to 5 AP. No more four Defensive Linemen with Aftershock.
- Issues causing certain player combinations to be unplayable in Lineups were fixed, including Warren Sapp and Booger McFarland.
- Both Travis Hunter WR and Travis Hunter CB can now be in your lineup simultaneously.
- Fixed player appearance issues in silhouettes.
- Nissan Stadium set as the default for PlayStation tournaments.
- Fixed crashes occurring after changing favorite teams in profiles.
- Stability issues causing long load times in Menus were addressed.
- ‘Open Next Pack’ functionality issue was resolved.
- Promoting to Starter no longer duplicates player names on screen.
- ‘In Lineup’ tags no longer appear on items not in your lineup when flipping them in the item binder.
- Fixed Live Events Tab screen flickering issue.
- Overlap text on the Auction Details Screen was fixed.
- Fixed scaling issue in the Catalog after selecting ‘Find this Item’ from Sets.
- NAT, BND, and LTD labels on Player Items increased in size.
- Position names no longer overlap with lineup tabs on the Lineup Screen.
- Viewing the back of Player Items in Fantasy Packs no longer shows incorrect attributes.
- Overlapping text with Pack offers in Stores cleaned up.
- Stars within Challenge Sequence and Milestone screen now display correctly.
- Wildcard slot selection in sets no longer causes server errors.
ROAD TO GLORY
- Various scenario fixes were made.
- A rogue pickup basketball scenario triggering multiple times was removed.
PRESENTATION AND UI UPDATES
- New uniform pieces added for many teams, including Florida State, SMU, and UCF.
- Updated uniform pieces for teams like SMU, Kent State, and Washington State for the 2024 season.
- Introducing 718 new NIL Players.
- Nissan Stadium added to the game.
- Additional player rating updates and overall team rankings were updated.
- DEV NOTE: These ranking updates are exclusive to Play Now and Road to College Football Playoffs.
TEAM BUILDER
- Team Builder now features Adobe Express Integration.
