MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – The highly anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 is here as fans across the country will play as their favorite school.

Whether your a viewer or a fan in the stands WVU football is as exhilarating as it gets. But as of midnight eastern time July. 19 College Football fans across the country can see Milan Puskar Stadium in full next-gen gaming form on EA Sports College Football 25.

This is the first time since 2013 gamers across America can use the Mountaineers likeness on their PlayStation or Xbox consoles.

“I think the fanbase has been wanting this nostalgia so for it to come back is amazing,” said West Virginia Director of Esports Josh Steger.

“People have been playing this before it ended in 2014 but now there is this full generation of kids that never played this game and never have been introduced so this is the first time experiencing it and I think it is something the community has been missing for a long time.”

The main reason why the game discontinued all these years is due to a lawsuit made by former players against the EA Sports developers over the use of their likeness. Legends of the game like former Quarterback Geno smith and Wide Receiver Tavon Austin did not see a dime or their name in the game.

Due to the Supreme Court ruling in 2021 that found the NCAA had violated antitrust laws by stopping student athletes from making any money the WVU stars of today can now get paid in full from College Football 25.

“It’s so many hours that I probably spent growing up on NCAA football 14 with Denard Robinson,” said West Virginia Quarterback Garrett Greene.

“Just so many great memories with my childhood friends on that game so it’s cool for me to be in the game and to have my buddies play with me is very special. I think it will be really cool to run our offense and different playbooks for different teams. So I think it will be very cool to run our offense and teach my buddies how to play Quarterback. It will be cool that some little kid maybe in Tallahassee or wherever is going to play as me.”

For the game itself there are so many ways you can experience the thrill of College Football right in your living room. Steger says this is a make or break game for EA Sports but feels confident this was worth the long wait by the fans.

“Now you can put a name with the number and you don’t have to speculate,” said Steger.

“Players now, how NFL players have done in the past, they can literally just go oh wait a second this is my rating! This is really good. Especially for parents who are trying to get their kids into sports or football and they can say hey look it’s Garrett Greene and the kid can actually tell it’s Garrett Greene.”

For the game itself there are so many ways you can experience the thrill of College Football right in your living room. Steger says this is a make or break game for EA sports but feels confident this was worth the long wait by the fans.

“I’ve been waiting like ten years for this game so I’ve been playing this 14 game ever since it came until now and I heard about the new game and I’m excited,” fan Kevin Kiser said.

“I’ve waited forever ten years in the making,” fan Caleb Dennison said.

“My Xbox 360 better get ready to take a break because I bought a PlayStation 5 just for this game so I’m really excited. I pre-ordered it and got the homecoming edition with the locker, jersey, and football in it and I’m ready to take the Mountaineers to the championship finally.”

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