COLLEGE FOOTBALL 26
College Football 25 was one of the more impactful video games in the series' history. However, EA Sports is continually striving to improve its craft and deliver a better product to its audience. As a result, this year's version will be released on July 7th if you pre-order.
Seminole fans were probably eager to play the video game last year to change the fortunes of the program, which had finished with a 2-10 record. However, 2025 is a new year for Florida State as they welcome several new pieces on the coaching staff and roster.
FSU VS BAMA SEASON OPENER
Florida State football will be taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the season opener on Saturday, August 30th at 3:30 PM EST on ABC in the newly-renovated Doak Campbell Stadium. The stadium in the video game is just like the real environment, as Alabama's Ryan Williams was featured playing against popular YouTuber "Bordeaux".
The game they played (Alabama vs Florida State) had a ton of up-and-downs with touchdowns and turnovers. Hopefully, we don't see as many on the Seminoles' side of things when Florida State takes the field in late August.
Bordeaux got down by a score of 21-0 with the Seminoles and had to crawl back in the game with a touchdown pass, where he made it 21-7. Then he completed a massive 50-yard pass to wide receiver Lawayne McCoy to give Florida State some life.
However, I think EA Sports wanted Bordeaux to showcase the program in a bad light because Castellanos made a bad pass in the end zone to end that drive. Nonetheless, Florida State ended up losing the exhibition game by a score of 28-22 because Bordeaux accidentally hit the button to have press coverage on the secondary on a 4th and 22 with the Seminoles up 22-21 in the fourth quarter.
They didn't give Florida State a huge spotlight in the gameplay, where they talked about Castellanos's height and how it impacts the game, and then the Seminoles kept giving up long passes. Overall, I am excited to get into the video game myself and turn Florida State into a dynasty again.
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