Best sliders and difficulty settings in EA College Football 25

The best part about EA sports games is they allow players to adjust in-game settings to fine-tune the gameplay and create a more realistic experience. Here are the best sliders and difficulty settings for EA College Football 25.

EA College Football 25: Best difficulty and slider settings

The EA College Football 25 sliders in this guide are designed to create a more realistic experience than the default settings while remaining fair to the player. This guide has the settings in order as they appear in-game so it’s simple to follow along.

Note: If there is a setting/slider not shown in this guide, then set it to your preference or leave it at default. They aren’t important to create a more realistic football simulation. These include Visual Feedback, Volume Control, and Accessibility.

Best skill level in EA College Football 25

The difficulty level can be adjusted to whichever the player feels most comfortable with considering we all have different skill levels in sports games. If you are new to football video games, then I recommend choosing Freshman or Varsity. On the other hand, more skilled players should select All-American or Heisman.

Best Game Settings

The settings shown below make crucial adjustments to clock management, gameplay helpers, and player sliders that are more attuned to a real-life college football game.

• Difficulty: Preference
• Quarter Length: 10 Minutes
• Play Clock: On
• Accelerated Clock: On
• Minimum Play Clock Time: 20 Seconds
• Passing Type: Revamped Passing
• Passing Slowdown: Off
• Pass Lead Increase: None
• Reticle Speed: 8
• Defensive Ball Hawk: Off
• Defensive Heat Seeker Assist: Off
• Defensive Heat Seeker Window Size: 100%
• Injuries: 35
• Fatigue: 70
• Player Speed parity Scale: 70

Best Penalty Settings

The default penalty settings for EA College Football 25 are too forgiving, which leads to an easy experience. For that reason, we want to make adjustments that create more consequences for your actions considering refs are strict in in college football.

• Offside: 70
• False Start: 85
• Offensive Holding: 70
• Facemask: 80
• Illegal Block in the Back: 70
• Roughing the Passer: 50
• Defensive Pass Interference: 80
• Ineligible Receiver Downfield: On
• Offensive Pass Interference: On
• Kick Catch Interference: On
• Intentional Grounding: On
• Roughing the Kicker: On
• Running into the Kicker: On
• Illegal Contact: On

Best Player Skill Settings

Some player skill settings are either a little too harsh or too easy. Here are the adjustments you should make for a more balanced and real experience.

• QB Accuracy: 40
• Pass Blocking: 55
• WR Catching: 45
• Run Blocking: 40
• Ball Security: 45
• Reaction Time: 55
• Interceptions: 20
• Pass Coverage: 45
• Tackling: 45
• FG Power: 50
• FG Accuracy: 50
• Punt Power: 50
• Punt Accuracy: 50
• Kickoff Power: 50

Best CPU Skill Settings

Similar to the player skill settings, CPU skill settings could use an adjustment. These settings will make the opponent stronger or slightly weaker in certain departments on both sides of the ball.

• QB Accuracy: 45
• Pass Blocking: 55
• WR Catching: 45
• Run Blocking: 70
• Ball Security: 45
• Reaction Time: 70
• Interceptions: 20
• Pass Coverage: 70
• Tackling: 70
• FG Power: 50
• FG Accuracy: 50
• Punt Power: 50
• Punt Accuracy: 50
• Kickoff Power: 50

After you have completed the adjustments to the settings and sliders mentioned in this guide, you will instantly notice that EA College Football 25 is more realistic than ever. As a player, you’ll have to be more strategic and careful in your playcalling, similar to an actual coach on the field. That is when EA Sports really shines.

Speaking of coaching, you must ensure you have the best playbooks for your team. Check out our guide on the best defensive and offensive playbooks in EA College Football 25.