Hunter, Ewers, Edwards share computer game cover
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2024
, 11:16 AM ET Close College football reporter.
- Joined ESPN.com in 2008.
- Graduate of Northwestern University.DALLAS– After stunning at cornerback and wide receiver for Colorado in 2023, Travis Hunter typically hears individuals explain him as a game player. Now he is on the cover of the long-anticipated return of the college football game from EA Sports.Hunter, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Michigan running back Donovan Edwards share the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, set to be released July 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The popular game, which has actually been on hiatus because 2014, will include all 134 FBS teams and the names, images and similarities of a large bulk of existing players.Eight days after EA Sports established NIL offers for existing college players, more than 10,000 had chosen in to the game. Each player who decided in will receive$600 and a copy of the game, valued at around$70. Hunter and Ewers were among the very first prominent players to decide in.The primary cover reveals Hunter in the center with Ewers to his right and Edwards to his left. The cover for the deluxe edition displays the backs of Hunter, Ewers and Edwards
in the tunnel at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, where a substantial picture and video shoot took place in early March.Our guys..@QuinnEwers, @TravisHunterJr and @DEdwards__ are your #CFB 25 cover athletes.Coming July 19. Complete Reveal Tomorrow.Pre-Order Now: https://t.co/Ssyn4QgJoc pic.twitter.com/wD08z2Tcf2!.?.!— EASPORTSCollege(@EASPORTSCollege)May 16, 2024″It’s just a true blessing to be able to
be on the cover,
“Hunter informed ESPN.”We matured enjoying this and taking a look at the covers, and now we’re on it.
When I was young, I waited till 12 o’clock to
get every NCAA. It was my preferred game by far. I still play the old NCAA 14 to this day.”Hunter has actually developed himself in the previous games, saying
,”I’m a 90-something [score] in general, so I’m pretty good, however my speed is sort of sluggish. “Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was on the cover for NCAA Football 14. The last shared cover, for NCAA Football 13, included Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, the 2011 Heisman Prize winner, and 1988 Heisman winner Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State.Like Hunter, Ewers has played the older variations of the game after EA Sports stopped producing it in the wake of a claim submitted by previous players
over making use of their names, images and similarities. “Obviously, I grew up in an age of playing this game, as it was big for my age, “Ewers told ESPN. “It’s been, what, ten years now because this NCAA game has actually come out, and to be on the cover with these 2 guys, I can’t actually put it into words. It’s simply an honor.” Editor’s Picks 2 Associated EA Sports revealed the planned return of the game in early 2021 and in December 2022 stated the game would be launched summertime 2024. Every FBS school will be represented, in addition to the
College Football Playoff and championship game. Dynasty and Road to Splendor modes– two features in the previous NCAA games that were tremendously popular– will return to the game, which will also include facets of the transfer website and NIL.Ewers and Hunter knew each other formerly and connected
with Edwards before the cover shoot.
They posed for images together around the Cotton Bowl and did videos, including Ewers tossing a downfield pass to Hunter, who had 57 receptions for 721 lawns and 5 touchdowns last season to go along with three interceptions and 5 pass breaks up on defense.”Donovan, Quinn and Travis are extraordinary talents who impressed and captivated countless college football fans on the field last season and are poised to do so once again this year,”Daryl Holt, senior vice president and group basic manager of EA Sports, said in a declaration.”We’re proud to be able to include thousands of present athletes in College Football 25, and including this trio of playmakers and their iconic college programs on the cover is a perfect fit as we usher in a new age for EA SPORTS and college football.”The photo shoot likewise included actors worn uniforms for Notre Dame, Georgia, Alabama, USC, Ohio State, Florida and Oregon. Other than Hunter, Ewers and Edwards, the cover consists of jerseys showing the names of Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck and Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins.EA SPORTS College Football 25. Coming July 19. Complete Reveal Tomorrow.Pre-order Now: https://t.co/WxdXjeuRsM pic.twitter.com/1UFmRGMIu8!.?.!— EASPORTSCollege( @EASPORTSCollege)Might 16, 2024 Edwards grew up playing NCAA Football and Call of Responsibility and explained NCAA Football as “the very best game that I ever played.”
“Just the truth that it hasn’t come out for a decade, you miss it more, “said Edwards, who had 497 hurrying backyards and 5 goals in 2023. “The graphics were leading tier, the play style was leading tier, there was no lag, no glitches in there. I’m just very blessed to be able to be on the cover and to be able to represent the University of Michigan.
“ESPN’s Michael Rothstein contributed
to this report.