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

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

#6. PRE-PLAY DEFENSE

• Player Abilities - Hold L2/ Hold LT
• Show Playart - Hold R2/ Hold RT
• Defense Keys - Press R1/ Press RB
• Zoom Out Camera - Press D-Pad Up
• Zoom In Camera - Press D-Pad Down
• Defense Line - Press D-Pad Left
• Linebackers - Press D-Pad Right
• Coverage Audible - Press Triangle/ Press Y
• Audibles - Press Square/ Press X
• Switch Player - Press Circle/ Press B
• Hot Route - Press X/Press A
• Player Lock - Press L3 x2/ Press LS x2
• Pre-Play Menu - Press R3/ Press RS
• Call Timeout - Touchpad

#7. DEFENSIVE COVERAGE MECHANICS

• Strafe - Hold L2/ Hold LT
• Defensive Assist - Hold L1/ Hold LB
• Switch Player - Press Circle/ Press B
• Switch Player Directionally - Flick RS
• Move Player - LS
• Press/Chuck Receiver - Hold X + Left Stick/ Hold A + Left Stick

#8. DEFENSE PURSUIT

• Strafe - Hold L2/ Hold LT
• Sprint - Hold R2/ Hold RT
• Defensive Assist - Hold L1/ Hold LB
• Strip Ball - Press L1/ Press LB
• Aggressive/Dive Tackle - Press Square/ Press X
• Switch Player - Press Circle/ Press B
• Breakdown Tackle - Press X/ Press A

#9. DEFENSE ENGAGED

• Contain - Press L2/ Press LT
• Speed Rush - Press R2/ Press RT
• Swat - Press Triangle/ Press Y
• Switch Player - Circle/ N
• Rip - Flick RS Up
• Bull Rush - Flick RS Down
• Club/Swim - Flick RS Left/Right

#10. BLOCKING MECHANICS

• Switch Player - Circle/ B
• Player Movement/Block on Collision - Move LS
• Aggressive Impact Block - Flick RS Up
• Aggressive Cut Block - Flick RS Down

EA Sports College Football 25 is available to play on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game is currently not available to play on PC.

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