A new update for EA Sports College Football 25 is here and a lot more college athletes are being added to the game – 718 to be exact. The update also includes player skill upgrades, rating adjustments, team builder, and generative AI features. You can find everything new as well as the full patch notes here.

The update adds 718 new NIL players, and also new to the game is Nissan Stadium, which will be the default stadium for PlayStation tournaments. The latest update also includes a number of player rating updates as well as an update to the overall team rankings. Uniform pieces have also been updated or added for nearly 50 teams in the game.

The new update also adds Play A Friend mode to College Ultimate Team for the first time and increases the AP limit to 12 for Season 3.

Also new to the update is an upgrade to Team Builder that adds Adobe Express integration and provides generative AI tools for creating designs, which may prove controversial for some players. The tools can be accessed via the Logos page. The link “Create with Adobe Express” will now appear there. To use Express, you must create an Adobe account or sign in to an existing one. This will give you 25 credits. These can be used to generate new logos, or you can use them to create something completely new.

While these are the main additions in the patch, it also includes a slew of bug fixes covering common bugs in regular gameplay, Dynasty, Ultimate Team, and more.

For everything new in the latest update, check out the full patch notes below:

Title update notes

GAME PLAY

Generally

• Updated the skill set of players in front-end rosters.
  • DEVELOPER NOTE: These ability changes are based on current player performance this season and changes to their ratings. We focused on the game's top 25 teams and their players. This results in players like Ashton Jeanty receiving an increase in his skills. Be sure to check out your favorite players to see if they have any changes!
• Reduced the frequency of pitches from tackles without a pitchback.
• Fixed an issue where the Aftershock ability would incorrectly trigger on blocks.

Alignment

• Fixed an issue where using a Cover 3 ammo on a Cover 1 blitz against Empty Base Flex or Trio would result in the tight end being left open.
• Fixed an issue where using two high-coverage projectiles (Cover 2, Cover 4, etc.) on Nickel via Dual Mount would cause defenses to line up in a single high-security look.
• Fixed an issue where using a Cover 2 coverage grenade on a Cover 1 play would result in the tight end being left unguarded.
• Fixed an issue where using a Cover 0 coverage grenade in Cover 2 Man vs Empty Base, Empty Chip, or Empty Quads would result in the inside receiver being left unguarded.

cover

• Added box call logic to cover 4 Quarters and 4 Palms to better cover route combinations in Bunch Formation.
  • DEVELOPER NOTE: Box call logic determines which eligible receiver a defender picks up/passes. This is particularly effective against Bunch and ensures that the defenders can cover their tasks optimally. Deep Zone, Quarter Flat and 3 Rec Hook defenders coordinate to ensure all eligible receivers are picked up.
• Fixed an issue where the Outside Third L Defensive Hot Route would direct a safety on the left side of the field to play outside the third third on the other side of the field.
• Fixed an issue where some press animations resulted in the receiver being pressed 10 yards further down the field.

Passport blocking

• Fixed an issue where using the “Defensive Linemen Slant Inside” command would cause defenders to rush into the same gap.
• Changed the functionality of defensive linemen shifts in Double-A gap defense formations to eliminate unrealistic alignments.
• Fixed an issue where pass block target lines were not displayed when the user entered pass block adjustments.
• Added new logic that allows defenders to no longer immediately release to the outside if they receive the Slant Inside D-Line Adjustment before the snap.

Settings and user interface

• Fixed an issue that prevented users from running out of time in online head-to-head ranked matches with the accelerated clock turned on.
• Fixed an issue where the user-specified switch stick delay setting was not retained once the user switched menus.

DYNASTY

• Fixed an issue with the Power Lineman archetype that prevented Pass Block Finesse from progressing.
• Updated Bryant-Denny Stadium to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
• Fixed an issue where the prospect list would be fully updated each time a recruit was targeted.
• Various corrections to news reports.
• Fixed an issue that prevented custom schedules from working properly.
• Fixed an issue with the display of weights in the Team Supplies screen.
• Fixed an issue where the free training tile was not always displayed in Dynasty Hub.
• Fixed an issue where you were unable to supersimulate from the play calling screen when playing as a Coordinator.
• The body parts damaged by wear and tear recover over the course of the week.
• When viewing a recruit in the recruiting forum, you can now change which recruit you are currently viewing by moving the right stick up/down.

COLLEGE ULTIMATE TEAM

• Included is “Play A Friend” as a playable mode.
• AP limit increased to 12 for Season 3
• The AP cost of Aftershock has been increased from 2 AP to 5 AP. There are no longer 4 defensive linemen with Aftershock.
• Fixed issues that caused the following combinations to be unplayable in lineups:
  • Warren Sapp and Booger Mcfarland
  • Brian Bosworth and Payton Wilson
  • Tavon Austin and Kamdyn Benjamin
• Players can now have both a Travis Hunter WR and a Travis Hunter CB in their lineup at the same time.
• Fixed player appearances in silhouettes.
• Nissan Stadium is now the default stadium for Playstation tournaments.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when reaching gameplay after changing your favorite team in your profile.
• Fixed stability issues that resulted in long loading times in menus after users navigated to the item folder.
• Fixed an issue with the Open Next Package feature.
• When promoting to the starter from the item detail view, the player's name is no longer duplicated on the screen.
• In Lineup tags will no longer be added to player items that are not in your lineup when you flip them over in the item folder.
• Fixed an issue with the Live Events tab that caused the screen to flicker after navigating.
• Fixed overlapping text on Auction Details screen.
• Fixed a scaling issue that occurred in the catalog after selecting “Find this item” in sets.
• The size of NAT, BND and LTD labels that can appear on player items has been increased.
• Position names no longer overlap with the lineup tabs on the lineup screen.
• Viewing the back of a player item in a Fantasy Pack and advancing to the next round no longer results in attributes of the previously viewed item being displayed instead of the correct item attributes.
• Cleaned up overlapping text with bundle offers in stores.
• Stars within a challenge sequence and milestone screen are now displayed correctly.
• If you select a wildcard slot in any set, you will no longer be able to select from any player in your collection. Previously, users would select a player and then receive a server error message.

The path to fame

• Various scenario fixes
• Removed a rogue pickup basketball scenario that triggered multiple times for some players.

PRESENTATION AND UI UPDATES

• Uniform pieces added for: Florida State, SMU, UCF, Texas State, Ole Miss, UNLV, Illinois, Miami, Oregon State, Cal, Old Dominion, Toledo, Oregon, Texas A&M, UTSA, James Madison, Colorado, Arizona State, Stanford, ULM, Texas Tech, FIU, Utah, Mississippi State, Air Force, BYU, North Texas, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, WKU, WKU, South Alabama, Rice, NMSU, Miami OH, San Jose State, Arizona, TCU, Houston, Georgia Tech, UTSA.
• Updated existing uniform pieces for the 2024 season: SMU, Kent State, New Mexico, Washington State, Ohio State, Florida Atlantic.
• Introducing 718 new NIL players.
• The Nissan Stadium competition has been added to the game.
• Additional rating updates for players. Updated overall team standings.
  • DEVELOPER NOTE: These rankings changes apply exclusively to Play Now and Road to College Football Playoffs.

TEAM BUILDERS

• Introducing Adobe Express integration for Team Builder.