EA Apologizes and Promises to Fix Stanford Logo Mistake [IGN]

EA Sports has apologized to Stanford University football fans after learning that it made an erroneous error in the program’s logo in College Football 25.

As reported by SFGate, Stanford University has a few errors spotted by hawk-eyed football team fans. Most notably, those who selected Stanford as their home team were greeted with an erroneous error in the logo—a red tree in the middle behind a white Capital S for its background.

As Sportslogo.net pointed out, the current logo, which went into effect in 2015, is a white tree behind a red Capital S.

The Stanford football Home Screen on EA Sports College Football 25 pic.twitter.com/N9Sy5X91on

— Inside The Stanford Cardinal (@InsideStanford) July 15, 2024

Additionally, several gameplay presentations show conflicting imagery between the current and old Stanford football logo. The correct logo is present on the helmets and the Stanford Stadium, which is printed on the center of the field. However, the scoreboard for Stanford shows the old logo where the tree was green, as shown in the image below.

Of course, EA Sports disclosed in a blog post published yesterday that “certain schools,” like Stanford, would display outdated logos. However, the Stanford Football Home Screen logo has never been an official logo for the program. Western Michigan and Jacksonville State also feature outdated logos.

“We are aware about an incorrect logo used by EA in College Football 25 within various areas of the game,” Stanford football spokesperson Brian Brownfield told SFGate in a statement sent via email. “EA has told us they will fix this during their first round of patches in approximately two weeks.”

Despite College Football 25’s worldwide release set for Friday, several players have already played the first college football video game in over ten years. Thanks to three days of early access for those willing to buy the $100 Deluxe Edition, some reported seeing over 700,000 players online during the Early Access period.

However, its initial success has also been met with some issues, most notably the servers crashing on Monday, barring anyone from playing online. Some have reported issues with trying to start a Dynasty mode, thanks to a “Lorem Ipsum” error.

College Football 25 will be released worldwide on July 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more, check out our hands-on preview.

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