They’re not in the game, but NSU, HU and W&M players are enjoying EA Sports College Football

EA Sports College Football 25 has been available to play for two weeks and the first college football video game has taken the world by storm.

The game drew a record 5 million unique players in its first week of availability following its July 19 release and has reportedly made upwards of $500 million for EA since its early release date three days before.

College football fans aren’t the only players getting in on the action, with the athletes themselves playing the game too. The players on Norfolk State, Hampton and William & Mary’s respective football teams’ are among them.

“I play it almost every day,” Norfolk State linebacker Daylan Long said with a laugh.

Hampton quarterback Chris Zellous told The Pilot on Thursday he logged nearly a day and a half of total playing time during the first week he had the game.

“I think the first week I logged 35 hours,” Zellous said. “Now we were in OTAs still so I had a lot more time on my hands. (It’s been 10-15) years, it’s kinda hard for me not to play the game.”

You can play as any of the 134 FBS schools in the game but none of the 129 FCS teams — including Norfolk State, Hampton and William & Mary — are in the game.

The last time fans were able to play as real FCS teams on all platforms was in 2005 when NCAA Football 06 was released. Since then, the options have been limited to generic FCS teams.

This has led athletes at Norfolk State, Hampton and William & Mary to often play as their favorite childhood teams or use teams they have a connection to.

“It’s not as fun to not be able to play with our team against Richmond or something like that,” William & Mary quarterback George White said. “But it’s not a huge deal. I play with Duke or Wake (Forest) a lot. High academic schools!”

Long, being an Ohio native, said he plays with Ohio State the most…

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Author : Virginian Pilot

Publish date : 2024-08-02 18:01:00

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