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Finally, its back.
11 years after the demise of NCAA Football, EAs amateur favorite is returning asCollege Football 25.
First yep were getting Ultimate Team in a college sports game.
For long-standing fans, this focus on Ultimate Team is likely to raise alarm bells.
But hey: lets see how the final mode shapes up before bludgeoning it into the turf.
Especially as there is plenty of tantalizing news.
For instance, College Football 25 is current-gen only.
At its heart is a feature called CampusIQ.
This sees player ratings change in-game based on their live performance cool!
along with a dynamic wear and tear system.
Leave your stars in too long without rest and you risk fatigue, injury and key mistakes.
That last one could be a groundbreaking move for the entire sports genre.
Imagine a striker in FC missing a late chance through exhaustion.
It might nark weekend league die-hards, but such things do happen in real life.
This is another area where CampusIQ comes into play.
Pair those tangible gameplay aspects with class-leading visuals and this could be truly special.
They won exactly two games in 2023.
Its exactly the throw in of challenge Dynasty mode players love.
Ah yes, Dynasty mode.
This is where NCAA outperformed all other EA Sports games in its heyday, because trades are effectively non-existent.
Magnificently, Dynasty mode is back, with an eye on the past while implementing some tantalizing tweaks.
Or risk spreading your net wider, only to leave that elite trio feeling unwanted and looking elsewhere?
Its a conundrum we cant wait to resuscitate, particularly with College Football 25 offering a massive player database.
The original series was shut down due to an infamous legal dispute over image rights.
Across Ultimate Team or Dynasty, youre going to have loads of fun roster decisions to make.
Coaches broken down
Sadly, you wont be able to go up against real coaches.
So there’s an interesting way of doing that in a similar way to the athletes.
No real way of doing that very easily."
There will be cynicism around Ultimate Team until College Football 25 lands on July 19.
In the meantime we can but hope and prepare to start recruiting.
