The countdown is well and truly on for EA College Football 25, which brings the franchise that focuses on NCAA back into the scene after an 11-year absence—and we can tell you exactly how long there is to wait.
EA College Football 25 will include every Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team, with thousands of licensed college athletes on the roster. It’s no surprise that excitement for the long-awaited revival of the franchise continues to ramp up—and you can use our countdown below to find out the exact amount of time left to wait.
EA College Football 25 release time and date
EA College Football 25 will be released on July 19, though players who purchase the Deluxe Edition or the MVP Bundle with Madden 25 will receive three days of early access from July 16.
No exact release time has been confirmed for EA College Football 25, though we expect it to follow the same pattern as previous EA Sports releases—meaning it will likely be accessible from midnight local time—but this isn’t the case for the Deluxe Edition and those who purchased the MVP Bundle.
The early access launch for College Football 25 is a global launch, meaning it will open to all players at the same time on July 15 at 1pm PT/3pm CT/4pm ET/9pm BST/6am AEST (July 16).
If you want to know exactly how long you have to wait to dive into EA College Football 25 with the Deluxe Edition, use our countdown below for the early access launch. The countdown is set for 3pm CT on July 15.
Alternatively, if you are sticking with the standard version of EA College Football 25, you can use this countdown for the full release. The countdown is set for midnight CT on July 19.