Arch Manning flips: Texas QB joins College Football 25 video game

After initially declining to appear in College Football 25, Texas quarterback Arch Manning has switched course and will appear in EA Sports' video game after all.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has changed his mind, and will appear in EA Sports College Football 25. / Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA

Arch Manning is IN the game. After initially declining to appear in College Football 25, the Texas Longhorns quarterback reversed course and will appear in EA Sports' video game after all.

Manning announced the decision in a video posted to social media that stars himself alongside his uncle, former Ole Miss and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

I’m IN the game 🤘 #CFB25 @EASportsCollege #EAAthlete pic.twitter.com/mgndu7Khuz

— Arch Manning (@ArchManning) July 9, 2024

It was originally reported back in March that Manning would not opt into the College Football 25 video game as he was focusing more on playing football on the field.

Eli Manning's social post of Arch's announcement seemed to point to that original statement, as the former two-time Super Bowl champion said: "It's a great way to focus on football."

Players who have opted into the College Football 25 video game will receive $600 and a copy of the game as part of the NIL agreement between EA Sports and the athletes.

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EA Sports last issued its popular college football video game more than a decade ago, back in 2013, after which the company announced that it was discontinuing the game.

Then, after the creation of the new NIL rules two years ago, EA went public by announcing that the game would return at some point in the future.

That point is July 19, the landmark date when EA Sports announced it will be releasing its highly-anticipated game.

EA Sports College Football 25 Rankings Week

Electronic Arts debuted its Rankings Week with atop 25 poll of the toughest stadiums to play in college football, something that certainly got people talking ahead of CFB 25's July 19 release.

Then, it was a release of the best offenses in the game, and following that, a prediction of the best defenses.

Then, as the grand finale, EA Sports unveiled its top 25 rankings for the best overall teams. And with each reveal, fans furiously debated and dismissed many of the selections that were made.

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