The dog days of summer are on the horizon. But college football fans won’t have to wait through long months without entertainment.
The impending release of EA Sports College Football 25 is certain to assuage boredom concerns in the coming few months.
Fans will have to wait until July 19 (or July 16 for those willing to pay a bit more for early access for the game), but they at least know who will be the athletes on the covers of the video game.
All of those included on the cover are slated to play in 2024, a stark contrast from the covers of old, which only featured players who had already left their programs.
Here’s the skinny on those who were given the honor of gracing college football’s preeminent video game cover in 2024.
Who is on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25?
A number of players will be featured on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25.
The deluxe edition of the video game includes six recognizable players — Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter, Texas QB Quinn Ewers, Michigan RB Donovan Edwards get top billing, and Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, Georgia QB Carson Beck and Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins appear as well.
The deluxe edition cover of EA Sports College Football 25 just dropped⬇️👀 pic.twitter.com/XUropt0Tpy
— On3 (@On3sports) May 10, 2024
On the standard edition, Ewers, Hunter and Edwards will be on the main cover of the game.
More players are expected to be plastered across other editions of the game in the coming few weeks. According to Extra Points, each edition of the game will feature different cover athletes.
EA Sports College Football covers by year
EA Sports’ College Football series has endured a varied history, with the covers of its first few editions being marked not by players but a head coach: 49ers Hall of Fame tactician Bill Walsh, who helmed Stanford from 1992-94.
The 1995 iteration of the game — College Football USA 96 — included a handful of generic figures from Kansas State, Michigan and Florida State. It also featured Tommy Trojan and Wisconsin’s Marching Band in the hopes of curating an “authentic” vision of what college football is really about.
The first player to feature on the cover was Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier, a two-time national champion who graduated in 1995. He stood front and center on the cover of College Football USA 97.
| Year | Game | Cover athlete | School |
| 1996 | College Football USA 97 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska |
| 1997 | NCAA Football 98 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1998 | NCAA Football 99 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
| 1999 | NCAA Football 2000 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 2000 | NCAA Football 2001 | Shaun Alexander | Alabama |
| 2001 | NCAA Football 2002 | Chris Weinke | Florida State |
| 2002 | NCAA Football 2003 | Joey Harrington | Oregon |
| 2003 | NCAA Football 2004 | Carson Palmer | USC |
| 2004 | NCAA Football 2004 | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh |
| 2005 | NCAA Football 06 | Desmond Howard | Michigan |
| 2006 | NCAA Football 07 | Reggie Bush | USC |
| 2007 | NCAA Football 08 | Jared Zabransky | Boise State |
| 2008 | NCAA Football 09 | DeSean Jackson (PS2), Matt Ryan (PS3), Owen Schmitt (PSP), Sparty (Wii), Darren McFadden (Xbox 360) |
Cal, Boston College, West Virginia, Michigan State, Arkansas |
| 2009 | NCAA Football 10 | Brian Orakpo (PS2), Brian Johnson (PS3), Mark Sanchez (PSP), Michael Crabtree (Xbox 360) | Texas, Utah, USC, Texas Tech |
| 2010 | NCAA Football 11 | Tim Tebow | Florida |
| 2011 | NCAA Football 12 | Mark Ingram | Alabama |
| 2012 | NCAA Football 12 | Robert Griffin III, Barry Sanders | Baylor, Oklahoma State |
| 2013 | NCAA Football 14 | Denard Robinson | Michigan |
| 2024 | College Football 25 | Quinn Ewers, Travis Hunter, Donovan Edwards | Texas, Colorado, Michigan |
EA Sports College Football 25 release date
EA Sports College Football 25 is slated to be released on July 19. Those who purchase the deluxe edition or MVP bundle will have three-day early access, getting access to the game as early as July 16.
EA Sports College Football 25 trailer
EA Sports released a teaser trailer showcasing unfinished renders of the game back in February. A full reveal is expected to come out on May 17.
Yeah, It’s really happening! Coming this summer. Full reveal in May #CFB25 pic.twitter.com/yMMXz7OeR8
— EASPORTSCollege (@EASPORTSCollege) February 15, 2024
