What are the College Football 25 game controls? Step-by-step guide for players

Modified Jul 26, 2024 01:46 GMT

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It's been almost a week since EA Sports College Football 25 came out on the market. The video game has been a definitive success, already becoming the third-most-played game on Xbox, behind Call of Duty and Fortnite. Players from around the globe flocked to the title after a decades-long hiatus without any college sports video games.

Many of the new College Football 25 players might be current users of the Madden NFL series or might have been avid players of the old NCAA Football series back in 2013.

As with any new game or series on next-generation consoles, the gameplay for EA Sports College Football 25 is slightly different than previous generations. Here's an entire list of the controls in the game so fans can familiarize themselves and quickly get the hang of it as quickly as possible:

EA Sports College Football 25 game controls

#1. PRE-PLAY OFFENSE

Player Abilities - Hold L2/LT
Show Playart - Hold R2/RT
Pass Protection - Hold L1/LB
Fake Snap - Press R1/RB
Zoom Out Camera - Press D-Pad Up
Zoom In Camera - Press D-Pad Down
Hot Route - Press Triangle/Press Y
Audibles - Press Square/Press X
Snap Ball - Press X/Press A
Switch Player - Press Circle/Press B
Player Lock - Press L3 x2/ Press LS x2
Motion Player - Hold LS Left/Right-Hold LS Left/Right
Pre-Play Menu - Press R3/Press RS
Call Timeout - Touchpad

#2. PASSING

Backshoulder/Goalline Fade - Hold L2/Hold LT
Scramble - Hold LS + R2/Hold LS + RT
High Pass Modifier - Hold L1/Hold LB
Receiver 1 - Press X/Press A
Receiver 2 - Press Circle/ Press B
Receiver 3 - Press Square/ Press X
Receiver 4 - Press Triangle/ Press Y
Receiver 5 - Press R1/ Press RB
Pump Fake - Double Tap Receiver Icon
Playmaker - Flick RS
Throw Ball Away - Press R3/Press RS

#3. BALL IN AIR

Strafe - Hold L2/ Hold LT
Sprint - Hold R2/ Hold RT
Defensive Assist - Hold L1/ Hold LB
Ball Hawk - Hold Triangle/ Hold Y
Run after Catch - Hold Square/ Hold X
Swat - Hold Square/ Hold X
Switch Player - Press Circle/ Press B
Possession Catch - Hold X/ Hold A
Play Receiver - Hold X/ Hold A

#4. BALL CARRIER

Play Celebration - Hold L2 + R2 + X/ Hold LT + RT + A
Sprint - R2/ RT
Pitch - L1/ LB
Protect Ball - R1/ RB
Jurdle - Triangle/ Y
Slide (QB) - Tap Square/ Tap X
Give Up (Non QB) - Tap Square/ Tap X
Dive - Hold Square/ Hold X
Spin - Hold Circle or Rotate Right Stick/Hold B or Rotate Right Stick
Stiff Arm - Press X/ Press A
Truck - Flick RS Up
Hesi/Back Juke - Flick RS Down
Juke - Flick RS Left/Right
Jurdle - Hold Triangle + Left Stick/ Hold Y + Left Stick
Post Play Celebration - Flick RS

#5. PLAYER LOCKED RECEIVER

Play Art - Hold L2/ Hold LT
Just-Go Release - Press R2/ Press RT
Conservative Change-up Release - Press X or Right Stick Up/ Press A or Right Stick Up
Foot Fire Release - Hold Right Stick Down
Cut Out of Press - Flick Right Stick
Route Running/Move Player - Move Left Stick