EA Sports College Football 25: Release Date, Cover Athletes, & Edition Differences

A revival of the original college football video game series is coming soon in . The series began with, released in 1993 for the SNES, Sega Genesis, and Sega CD. The Bill Walsh branding paralleled John Madden's association with the football video game franchise, but was dropped for. The series then took on the National College Athletics Association moniker, becoming, and put out games annually until 2013's.

Since then, the very idea of a college football video game seems to have been on hiatus — EA didn't put out any more titles, and no other developer rose to fill the empty slot. All that has changed with the reveal of, a new college football game, due out later this year. Here's everything to know about the game, its release date, its cover stars, and every edition it's available in.

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will be released on July 19, 2024, just over a month before college football season itself begins. However, certain editions will allow players three days of early access, so they can begin playing as early as July 16.

Somewhat uniquely in the EA Sports tradition, and in a departure from the series' release strategy, won't be available on PC. is exclusive to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S; unlike, it won't be available on PS4 or Xbox One, either.

has three cover athletes: Donovan Edwards, Quinn Ewers, and Travis Hunter, all stars on the field. These three grace the cover of every edition; there's no special version featuring just one of the athletes most prominently. Donovan Edwards is a running back for the Michigan Wolverines, the football team at the University of Michigan. Last year, he played in all 15 of Michigan's national championship games. He'll be entering his senior season when college football starts later this year, and was previously ranked the seventh-best running back in college football by ESPN.

Quinn Ewers is a quarterback playing