College Football 25

Probably as simple as a line of code that references a database with players who rejected the offer. If first_name and last_name match optout_name, then error: cannot rename player this.

Of course, you just get around it by misspelling the name or adding a hyphen/character.

Apparently 5,000 players accepted the deal within the first 12 hours.

85 players x 138 schools would be 11,730. So almost halfway there in the first 12 hours. The high profile guys might hold out for more money, but the majority of players will have their real names.

A lot, if not all, of the high profile guys already have deals. It’s why Quinn Ewers, a way-too-early Heisman candidate next year, had a custom announcement ready to go about being in the game. EA wants the big names seemingly jumping in so everybody else follows suit.