Having a well-performing team in football boils down to having a strong defensive and offensive playbook. This guide covers the best playbooks in EA Sports College Football 25 to put your team on top and win a championship.
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Best Offensive playbooks in EA Sports College Football 25
When choosing an offensive playbook for your team, you want to make sure that it can succeed in both the running and pass game, as well as being able to adjust to the defense positioning. Here are the best offensive playbooks inEA College Football 25.
Airforce, Army, Navy
Airforce, Army, and Navy pretty much share the same playbook that includes one of the best formations in the game —Flexbone. This strategic formation focuses on a triple option scheme that can enhance your team’s run game as it can be very challenging to defend against.
You’ll find unique trick plays such as Inside Veer Triple Option, Midline Triple, and Counter Options, alldesigned to throw off the defense and keep them guessing. If you want to maximize your runningback potential, the playbooks of Airforce, Army, and Navy are a solid choice.
San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State has one of the most underrated offensive playbooks in college football. Entirely based on the“Run-n-Shoot” playstyle, you’ll find a ton of spread formations. If you aren’t familiar with Run-N-Shoot, it’s an offensive style thatemphasizes receiver motion and adjustments to routes mid-play. In other words, this playbook allows you to work around any defense formation and increases the chance of receivers becoming open.
The playbook of San Jose State has shotgun formations, short and quick yardage plays, Pistol formations, and Singleback and Strong formations. There is aton of varietyhere that can really make your team shine.
USC Trojans
The USC playbook is a solid choice for those looking to focus on the passing game. It is hands down thebest Air Raid offenseavailable in the game, which is designed out of the shotgun formation and has four receivers plus one running back. It includes amazing plays such as PA Sneak Bang, DIY Sweep Reverse, and Tunnel Screens.
While the USC playbook isphenomenal in the passing game, it also does fairly well for run plays. There are Halfback counterplays, as well as inside zone, which is a perfect way to trick the defense into thinking that you’ll be passing the ball again.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State’s playbook is amix of the NFL and College footballthat includes traditional formations from the professional league such as Gun Trips Tight End and Gun Bunch Halfback Strong, as well as college formations that emphasize motions to keep the offense moving and defense guessing before the ball snap.
Screens, motions, and RPOs (run-pass option) are all present here. The offensive playbook of Oklahoma State is perfect for players who love plays that are typically found inMadden, while also keeping the flair and speed of college football.
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs playbook has a variety of formations and plays that allow the player to switch up their style between snaps. My favorite plays from this playbook come from Gun which include Duece Close, Double Offset, Trips TE Offset Weak, and Gun Bunch. These include plays that utilize motions but alsotraditional plays such as Flood, Z-Spot, and Mesh. These are just examples, but each is perfect for the long game and gaining massive yardage.
If you have faith in your quarterback and want to master your passing game, I highly recommend choosing the Georgia Bulldogs playbook. It’s filled withwell-designed routesthat can work around any defense you’re up against.
Best defensive playbooks in EA Sports College Football 25
EA College Football 25 only has9 defense playbooksto choose from. That said, not all are created equal and only a handful are considered the best. Below you will find the three best defensive playbooks that are great at sacking the QB, covering wide receivers, and stuffing running backs at the line of scrimmage. They are also great at adjusting to the offense motions and audibles.
3-2-6 defense
The 3-2-6 defensive playbook has unique formations that are designed tostop quick offenses.The biggest standout is the inclusion of theNickel 3-3 Dbl Mug formation, which has A-gap blitz plays that work against almost any offensive formation in the game.
There’s not one shotgun formation or running game that is quicker than the A gap blitz in Nickel 3-3 Dbl Mug. Looking for a ton of sacks or to stuff the running back at the line of scrimmage? This is the best pick for you.
4-2-5 defense
The 4-2-5 defensive playbook is a solid choice because it’sthe only playbook that includes the Big Nickel Over G and Big Nickel Under. The former has a unique player alignment compared to other formations which is better at run stops, especially inside traps. Meanwhile, the Big Nickel Under is a brand new formation that has agood mix of blitz and midfield to deep coverage.
3-3-5 Tite defense
The 3-3-5 Tite defensive playbook is one of the best in EA College Football mainly due to the fact that it isthe only playbook that includes 3-3-5 Penny. 3-3-5 Penny shines due to its stacked box(6 players near the line of scrimmage), which completelyreduces the chance of your opponent running the ball successfully.
All you need to do is take control of the linebacker and read the play, then run in for the tackle if the offense dares to run up the middle or to the side. It’s that simple. 3-3-5 Penny is also very good against the passing game. Itincludes zone and man coverage, allowing the player to cover the field well enough to prevent first downs.
That’s a wrap in the best offensive and defensive playbooks for EA College Football 25.I recommend going into practice mode and running through the playbooksas much as possible to get used to the flow of each. Now it’s time to get out there and win yourself a championship!
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Christian Bognar
Christian is a contributing writer for PC Invasion and has been writing about the game industry for two years. He has found joy in a never-ending list of games, with some of his favorites being Elden Ring, The Last of Us, Final Fantasy, and Resident Evil. He has a bachelor’s degree in business and outside of writing, you can find him listening to all types of podcasts, especially True Crime.
