College Football 25 crowds will be dynamic and use real-world audio

Connor Knudsen

Connor Knudsen

The crowds in College Football 25 will be unlike any other sports game.

College Football 25 developers have gone above and beyond to make the crowds as dynamic and true-to-life as possible. Get ready for student sections that are louder than other fans, more likely sell-outs for undefeated teams, real-game audio from 41 different games, and so much more in College Football 25. Here's the full breakdown of crowds and environments from today's Sights and Sounds Deep Dive.

Mascots, traditions, stadiums, and crowds were the focus of the June 26 Sights and Sounds Deep Dive (Image via EA Sports)
Mascots, traditions, stadiums, and crowds were the focus of the June 26 Sights and Sounds Deep Dive (Image via EA Sports)

College Football 25 crowds: Everything you need to know

EA Sports College Football 25 developers put in the extra hours to ensure every team is correctly represented with fan traditions, chants, hand signs, and everything else that goes into making a home stadium dynamic. And, according to developers, the game is even going to include real-world audio from 41 different games, thanks to a partnership with ESPN.

"Remember that OT game from 2022 between LSU and Alabama? Yeah, we were there. And we got all of it."

- CFB 25 developers
Even the mascots are getting in on the fun in College Football 25 (Image via EA Sports)
Even the mascots are getting in on the fun in College Football 25 (Image via EA Sports)

Student sections and fluctuating attendance

This sort of effort also extends to other things like fight songs, coordinated crowd color themes, and so many other aspects that make crowds feel as realistic as possible. Now, if you are on an undefeated run with a smaller school, your stadium will steadily increase in attendance as the season rolls on, resulting in a more powerful crowd noise meter. This will be at its loudest in front of your team's student section who, "stands the whole game cheering on their team."

Hand signals and chants in College Football 25 crowds

College Football 25 will feature over 220 unique chants and loads of unique hand signs and crowd gestures as well, including the iconic surrender cobra. Many of these chants were recorded live at games, and will even show some love to smaller schools that many may not be familiar with. Below are all of the hand signs and chants that have been confirmed for College Football 25 so far.

Hand signs confirmed

  • Wisconsin's “W”
  • The Miami “U”
  • Nebraska “Bones”
  • Duke “Bull City”
  • NC State “Wolfpack”
  • East Carolina “Finger Hook”
  • SMU “Pony Ears”
  • Kansas State “ WC / Wildcat”
  • TCU “Go Frogs”
  • Rutgers “Chop”
  • North Texas “Eagle Claw”
  • Rice “Owl Wings”
  • UTEP “Picks Up”
  • UTSA “Shaka Y”
  • New Mexico State “Guns Up”
  • Ball State “Chirp”
  • Northern Illinois “Go Huskies”
  • Oregon “O”
  • Washington “Dubs Up”
  • Texas A&M “Gig Em”
  • Louisiana “UL”
  • South Alabama “J-Hand”
  • Texas State “"Eat 'Em Up, Cats" and "The Heart of Texas State"
  • Sam Houston “Claw”

Chants confirmed

  • Texas - Texas! Fight!
  • TCU - RIFF RAM
  • Auburn - WARRRRRRRRR EAGLE! HEY!
  • Missouri - MIZ!! ZOU!!
  • Minnesota - SKI U MAH! SKI U MAH! SKI U MAH!
  • Kansas - ROCK CHALK!!! JAYHAWK!!!
  • Army: The Rocket and GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!
  • Liberty - MOVE THE CHAINS!
  • Texas State - TEXAS!! STATE!!
  • Southern Miss - NASTY BUNCH! NASTY BUNCH! NAAAASTY BUNCH!
  • Ball State - CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP!
  • Georgia Southern - WHOSE HOUSE!? OUR HOUSE!!
  • APP State - APP!!! STATE!!!
  • East Carolina - PURPLE!! GOLD!!
  • SMU - SMU! SMU! SMU!
  • SEC Schools - S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!

That is everything that has been confirmed about crowds so far! Make sure and stick around for more College Football 25 news and updates here at esports.gg.