EA Sports College Football 25: Exclusive previews of the game’s top five teams from experts who play it

With the Deluxe Edition up for pre-order on July 16 – just days before the July 19 release of EA Sports College Football 25 – 247Sports was granted exclusive, early access to the highly anticipated return.

The team at 247Sports took that opportunity and tested the game in full autonomy, diving deep with the top teams in the game. Today, we’re focusing on team previews of EA’s top five teams: Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, and Texas.

After playing the game and using the advice from 247Sports experts from around the country, we hope our tip sheet will improve your gameplay so you can get the most of College Football 25 with our expert analysis and tips. Stay tuned over the next few days for more team previews!

Below, we’ve outlined the best way to use the top five teams.

Best offensive and defensive plans for the top 5 teams

number 1 georgia

“I’ll go with a shotgun, 3-receiver, 1-back set with this Georgia offense. The Bulldogs are short again at tight end, but I think they’re at their most dangerous position with wideouts Dominic Lovett, Colby Young and Dillon Have everyone on the field at once. Let quarterback Carson Beck put the ball in the air, along with running back Trevor Etienne.

I would go with a nickel look with this Georgia defense. I’ll move Mykel Williams off the sideline, let linebackers Smale Mondon and CJ Allen patrol the middle of the defense, and rely on star safety Malachi Starks to track balls behind the defense.” – Jordan D. Hill, Dogs247

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No. 2 Ohio State

“Obviously 11 personnel (one tight end, one running back) for OSU’s offense. Get three wide receivers on the field – Emeka Egbuka, freshman sensation Jeremiah Smith and either Carnell Tate or Brandon Innis – and then Treveon Henderson and Move Quinshawn Judkins to tailback.

“Defensively? Mix things up, but a base 4-2-5 is your best bet. Ohio State is loaded on the D-line and especially in the secondary. Linebacker? We’ll see.” -Dave Biddle, Bucknuts247

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No. 3 Oregon

“I would choose an offensive playbook built around a lot of RPO action with Dillon Gabriel as the quarterback. You’ll want to use his threat to run the football to your advantage, and you have a good safety net if he gets Due to injuries, starting with last year’s starting quarterback at UCLA, Dante Moore, use Gabriel’s legs as his backup and the receiver’s speed and playmaking to open up the middle of the field for his running game. Utilize capacity.

“On the defensive side of the football, Oregon’s secondary has elite cornerbacks and ball-hawking safeties on the roster, so take advantage of their ability to cover 1-on-1s and attack the QB with pressure off the edge or through the middle. Do it.” – Matt Prehm, DuckTerritory

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No. 4 Alabama

“With the hiring of Kellen DeBoer, Alabama’s offensive playbook will be a lot of fun to play with. DeBoer runs a pro-style offense with spread concepts. He gets his playmakers into space, gets them the ball, and lets them Lets go to work The central focus will be on Jalen Miller as quarterback, but the combination of rising stars at running back and receiver should make the Tide’s offense one of the more fun teams to play against in the new game.

“Defensively, Alabama is switching to Ken Womack’s 4-2-5 swarm defense in 2024, which has subtle differences from Nick Saban’s traditional 3-4, pressure-first, man-coverage defense. Lots of Tide The personnel are still willing to run Saban’s defense and he’s so talented that any playbook should be available to you, in that sense, it can be fun to experiment with different schemes and coverages.” – Cody Goodwin, Bama247

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number 5 texas

“Go Air Raid: Having one of the highly rated quarterbacks in the game with Quinn Ewers on your team, I want to broadcast it and get the ball to a Longhorns receiver room that resembles a track team. Although Texas has more talent at running back than is making an impact, you have to take advantage of a veteran quarterback with a dangerous receiver room that is playing behind one of the top offensive lines in the country.

“On defense I would probably go with a 4-2-5. In Anthony Hill Jr. you have to have one of the top linebackers in the game to make an impact against the run, even if the Longhorns don’t have an interior defensive line. But any standouts after his sophomore season probably cost him a national championship. Texas is rich at defensive backs, so Andrew Mukuba and Derek Williams Jr. feel safe at cornerback and tight end, along with Malik Muhammad and Gavin Holmes. “Baron on Nickel.” -Jordan Scruggs, Horns247

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