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Fast forward to January 2025. The North Carolina Tar Heels are your national champions, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is your Heisman Trophy winner, and the Memphis Tigers were in the College Football Playoff.
Could it happen?
Hang with us.
We simulated the 2024 season using dynasty mode on EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game. Those who pre-ordered the deluxe edition could access the ultra-hyped title at 4 p.m. Monday. After an 11-year hiatus, the standard edition of the game officially drops Friday.
Before we dive into the results, a few quick notes. We used the default rosters and sliders, kept injuries on, selected varsity difficulty and did not play any games.
Here is how the simulation went:
National champion: North Carolina
The North Carolina Tar Heels, fresh off an 8-5 campaign in 2023, fared quite well in our 2024 simulation on College Football 25.
Oh, yes! The Tar Heels came off an 8-5 season in 2023 and took a title-sized jump in 2024.
After they lost first-round quarterback Drake Maye to the NFL, Texas A&M transfer Max Johnson stepped right in and delivered the goods. He passed for 4,450 yards and 45 touchdowns.
North Carolina kicked off the season 4-3 in its first seven games before rattling off nine consecutive victories. As part of that run, it defeated Miami in the ACC Championship to lock up the third seed in the CFP.
After a round-of-12 bye, the Tar Heels smoked No. 9 USC 52-38 in the quarterfinals, snuck by No. 2 Ole Miss 24-21 in the semifinals and tackled defending champ Michigan 34-31 in the finals.
They finished the year 13-3.
Wow.
College Football Playoff bracket and results
The Michigan Wolverines fell one win short of back-to-back national titles in our College Football 25 simulation.
Did the virtual committee get this one right? Man. We would’ve paid to scroll through X (formerly Twitter)…
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Author : Daytona Beach News-Journal
Publish date : 2024-07-15 23:01:48
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