EA Sports releases the Road to Glory Deep Dive for College Football 25!

We’re getting SO CLOSE to the release of the highly anticipated College Football 25 from EA Sports!

In the past few weeks, we’ve heard about the toughest places to play, the sights and sounds we can expect, the Offensive Power Rankings, Defensive Power Rankings, the top 25 teams for College Football 25, a deep dive on Dynasty Mode, and learned about the Ultimate Team heading to the game!

You’ve also, hopefully, read my preview of College Football 25 and watched the interviews with Scott O’Gallagher and Ben Haumiller from the development team!

Today, our friends at EA Sports have released a Deep Dive on Road to Glory where you take the place of a young player trying to make stamp their legacy into the history of College Sports! Here are some of the highlights I found exciting!

Elite: An elite recruit is a five-star prospect, starting with the highest overall rating (OVR) of 79. This player is expected to get on the field immediately and start right away at most programs across the country. Additionally, you will receive one extra mental ability and the five starting skill points, which you can use to upgrade your player. We will dive further into how this all works later.

Blue Chip: A blue chip prospect is a four-star recruit with a strong starting point at a 75 OVR, along with one mental ability and four skill points. This player will be able to contribute immediately to most programs and earn significant playing time at some schools.

Contributor: This is a three-star prospect who may have the chance to get on the field earlier in their career, but will have to work hard for any playing time. They do not get an additional mental ability and start with only three skill points.

Underdog: This is the true underdog Road to Glory story. It is the hardest starting point where you will see little playing time and have to earn every snap on the field. Starting as a two-star recruit with a 60 OVR and only receiving two skill points, this journey is for those who love a challenge.

Having four different starting options with completely different starting points and skill point options will be great for having those “feel-good” zero to hero stories all the way to “5-Star all the way, can they meet expectations?” As someone who plays a lot of these modes for the story of it all, this makes me very excited that the replayability is very high.

Team Minigames: These involve more than just your player and require you to work together with your teammates. An example of a team minigame is the pass skeleton game, where you will play 5v5 against the defense.

Skill Minigames: These are more focused on your individual player skills. For example, the pocket presence minigame involves you dodging projectiles and hitting targets at the same time.

So exciting to have multiple ways to do minigames to earn that extra XP to build your player up the way you want to build them. With the speed this game plays, you’ll need the practice reps to understand how to handle the different defenses being thrown at you week to week.

You will decide how to spend your time among five key activities: Academics, Leadership, Health, Training, and Brand. Each activity is represented as a meter and comes with its own set of pros and cons.

Academics: Focusing on your studies will help you maintain your GPA, which is crucial for staying eligible.

Leadership: Spending time on leadership activities will help you earn respect and trust from your teammates and coaches, potentially leading to a leadership role on the team.

Health: Prioritizing your health ensures you stay injury-free and maintain peak physical condition, which is essential for consistent performance.

Training: Extra training sessions will help improve your physical attributes and skills, giving you an edge over your competition.

Brand: Working on your brand can increase your popularity and open up opportunities for NIL endorsements and other off-field benefits.

This is probably what I’m most excited about when it comes to making those athlete stories come to life. What if you put all of your points in brand to get those NIL endorsements, but let the training or health suffer? During our preview we got to see a tiny bit of what happens if you choose NIL over academics and leave academics to the wolves. It’s not pretty! More replayability options!

Take a look at the whole deep dive over on the EA Sports website!

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