The college football season doesn’t start for another month, but that doesn’t mean players can’t get a head start on taking the field.
At least virtually, athletes have been able to play for their teams on the EA Sports college football video game, which was officially released Friday. Louisville football players Tyler Shough, Ashton Gillotte and Quincy Riley were all excited to be included in the game.
“When I was younger, it was always a dream to be in the game,” Riley said on Courier Journal’s “The C.L. Brown Show.” “… But now that you’re actually (in) the game, it’s crazy.”
Riley admitted he’s not a big gamer. He just bought his first PS5 last week but plans to get in a few games before fall camp starts in August. He’s played it once so far and had a few critiques. The first being his numbers: Despite being the highest-rated Cardinal and ranked No. 42 nationally, the cornerback got a 92 overall rating to go along with speed (92), acceleration (96), strength (59), awareness (89) and jumping (95).
Gillotte was mostly satisfied with his numbers and was flattered by getting an 88 in jumping. The defensive lineman’s strength rating (87) was another story.
“Maybe I don’t show it crazy much on film, but I feel like I could be a little bit higher,” he said. “But everything else like I was like, I’m cool with that.”
Gillotte and Riley had feedback about their hair, which was an overall theme for U of L. While head coach Jeff Brohm was given hair in the game, Gillotte’s trademark curly locks were shorter than in real life. Riley said his character started with blond, short locks; when Riley’s character takes the field, the locks grow and change to all black.
“They’ve got little nicks and bruises in it,” Riley said. “You’ve just gotta bear with it. It’s a game at the end of the…
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2024-07-24 21:48:53
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