Sneak preview of EA Sports' College Football 25

ORLANDO, Fla. - College football fans are in for a treat this summer with the highly anticipated release of EA Sports' College Football 25 video game. 

This week, FOX 35 got a sneak peek of the game, whose development team is based right here in Orlando. We were allowed inside the EA Sports Orlando office, but not in the employees' workspace – that's still confidential. 

"It has been a long 10-year voyage for all of us. A lot of passion here, so we're pumped," said the game's lead producer, Christian McLeod. 

McLeod worked on EA's last college football game, NCAA Football 14, which was released nearly 11 years ago. 

"We lost an entire generation of people playing this game. So that's what we're personally excited about, is we're going to have a new generation now experiencing this for the first time," McLeod added. 

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In College Football 25, all 134 programs in the Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) are featured in the game. And for the first time ever, more than 10,000 real college athletes will be in the game. They've each earned $600 for their name, image and likeness to appear in the video game. 

"I think we all had in our minds what we believe that number was going to be. What we ended up with exceeded that, that by far," McLeod said. "So we're just super excited to have real players in the game for the first time."

Developers made sure to include at least one unique feature for every team featured in the game. They started working on this in 2021 and even attended UCF games and flew out as far as Wyoming to soak it all in. 

"We nailed a ton of pageantry, a ton of that on that priority list. There's still a ton left, so we're super excited. We've got years of content that we're on the cutting room floor that we're bringing in next year and moving forward," McLeod. 

UCF Athletics took to social media this week to give fans a glimpse of how the Bounce House and Knightro look in the new video game. 

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One of those pageantry features McLeod mentioned is the signature "U-C-F KNIGHTS!" cheer from fans during kickoff. That's featured in the game, as seen in clips shared by UCF Football's social media accounts. 

Knightro looks great, too!

UCF has the 21st-best offense in the game, according to EA Sports' Rankings Week list. More on that below. 

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A 10-hour early access trial for EA Play members kicks off July 16. The game is set to release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 19. 

EA Sports reveals ‘toughest places to play’ in College Football 25

Here's a look at College Football 25's Rankings Week list ahead of the game's official launch:

Toughest places to play

1. Kyle Field - Texas A&M
2. Bryant-Denny Stadium - Alabama
3. Tiger Stadium - LSU
4. Ohio Stadium - Ohio State
5. Sanford Stadium - Georgia
6. Beaver Stadium - Penn State
7. Camp Randall Stadium - Wisconsin
8. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium - Oklahoma
9. Doak S. Campbell Stadium - Florida State
10. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - Florida
11. Autzen Stadium - Oregon
12. Memorial Stadium - Clemson
13. Neyland Stadium - Tennessee
14. Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn
15. Williams-Brice Stadium - South Carolina
16. Michigan Stadium - Michigan
17. Lane Stadium - Virginia Tech
18. Rice-Eccles Stadium - Utah
19. Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium - Texas
20. Kinnick Stadium - Iowa
21. Notre Dame Stadium - Notre Dame
22. Spartan Stadium - Michigan State
23. Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium - Arkansas
24. Albertsons Stadium - Boise State
25. Davis Wade Stadium - Mississippi State

Top offenses

1. Georgia - 94 OVR
2. Oregon - 94 OVR
3. Alabama - 91 OVR
4. Texas - 91 OVR
5. Ohio State - 89 OVR
6. LSU - 89 OVR
7. Miami - 89 OVR
8. Colorado - 89 OVR
9. Missouri - 89 OVR
10. Clemson - 87 OVR
11. Utah - 87 OVR
12. Penn State - 87 OVR
13. Ole Miss - 87 OVR
14. Kansas - 87 OVR
15. Arizona - 87 OVR
16. NC State - 87 OVR
17. Notre Dame - 85 OVR
18. Texas A&M - 85 OVR
19. Memphis - 85 OVR
20. SMU - 85 OVR
21. UCF - 85 OVR
22. Florida State - 83 OVR
23. Oklahoma - 83 OVR
24. Virginia Tech - 83 OVR
25. USC - 83 OVR

Top defenses

1. Ohio State - 96 OVR
2. Georgia - 94 OVR
3. Oregon - 90 OVR
4. Alabama - 90 OVR
5. Clemson - 90 OVR
6. Notre Dame - 90 OVR
7. Michigan - 90 OVR
8. Texas - 88 OVR
9. Penn State - 88 OVR
10. Utah - 88 OVR
11. Florida State - 88 OVR
12. Oklahoma - 88 OVR
13. Iowa - 88 OVR
14. Virginia Tech - 86 OVR
15. Wisconsin - 86 OVR
16. USC - 86 OVR
17. Auburn - 86 OVR
18. LSU - 84 OVR
19. Texas A&M - 84 OVR
20. Colorado - 84 OVR
21. Oklahoma State - 84 OVR
22. Louisville - 84 OVR
23. North Carolina - 84 OVR
24. Kansas State - 84 OVR
25. Florida - 84 OVR

Overall team power rankings

1. Georgia - 95 OVR
2. Ohio State - 93 OVR
3. Oregon - 93 OVR
4. Alabama - 92 OVR
5. Texas - 92 OVR
6. Clemson - 90 OVR
7. Notre Dame - 90 OVR
8. LSU - 90 OVR
9. Penn State - 88 OVR
10. Utah - 88 OVR
11. Michigan - 88 OVR
12. Florida State - 88 OVR
13. Miami - 88 OVR
14. Texas A&M - 88 OVR
15. Ole Miss - 88 OVR
16. Colorado - 87 OVR
17. Oklahoma - 87 OVR
18. Wisconsin - 87 OVR
19. USC - 87 OVR
20. Virginia Tech - 87 OVR
21. NC State - 87 OVR
22. Kansas - 87 OVR
23. Arizona - 87 OVR
24. Oklahoma State - 87 OVR
25. Iowa - 87 OVR

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