As Arch Manning enters his second year of college football at the University of Texas, players want to know if the exciting prospect will be in EA Sports College Football 25.
Years of waiting finally paid off when EA announced that College Football 25 would launch in the summer of 2024. The long-anticipated game is finally here, and the Longhorns are ready to rock.
The devs confirmed the title features 134 FBS college teams and committed to recruiting as many college athletes as possible to include their names and likenesses. In particular, many college football fans have held out hope that those recruiting efforts worked on Arch Manning.
Did Arch Manning agree to be in College Football 25?
Arch Manning is in College Football 25, second on the Texas Longhorns depth chart behind Heisman hopeful Quinn Ewers. Manning is an 87 overall QB, with some solid stats.
Manning also has 87 Awareness, 85 Play Action, 76 Speed, 89 Deep Throw Accuracy, 88 Medium Throw Accuracy, and 92 Short Throw Accuracy, with 95 Throwing Power, 79 Throw Under Pressure, and 82 Stamina.
Manning comes from a long line of quarterback royalty. He’s the nephew of NFL legends Eli and Peyton Manning and grandson of College Hall of Fame member Archie. Despite all of the hype coming out of high school, it remains unclear how much Manning will play during the 2024 season, but he sits behind a true star on the depth chart. And for a while it was uncertain if he would even be included in this year’s game.
University of Texas beat writer Anwar Richardson reported in March that sophomore quarterback Arch Manning wasn’t going to be in College Football 25. “Multiple people have told me Texas redshirt quarterback Arch Manning will not opt into EA Sports College Football 25. I’m told Arch is focused on playing football on the field,” Richardson said. Apparently, plans changed.
To recruit as many college athletes as possible, every eligible college player who opts into an NIL deal with EA and has their likeness featured will receive $600 and a copy of the game. On March 4, EA confirmed that over 10,000 athletes had agreed to be in the football sim, and the roster was chock-full of campus stars and NFL hopefuls.
Highly touted prospect Quinn Ewers decided to return for a third season with the Longhorns and is considered by many as one of the best QBs in the country. It looks like Arch may have to wait until College Football 26 to be a starter.
