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College football is back… sort of. After over a 10-year wait between editions of EA’s popular college football video game series, College Football 25 is here. With the game being released, players can now play as their favorite college players and those in Troup County will get to play with some local athletes that have made the step to the next level. Five local football stars, representing all three public high schools (Callaway, LaGrange and Troup) have made their way into this year’s college football game.

Troup High is well represented with former All-State wide receiver and current UCF Knight Kobe Hudson earning an 85 overall rating in the game, the highest rating for a player from Troup County. Noah Dixon will also represent Troup High in the game, earning a 71 overall ranking as a safety for Clemson. If the freshman gets on the field and makes an impact, he could see that rating rise in subsequent updates released throughout the season.

Callaway has two players in the game, offensive lineman Keoindre Jones and Tate Johnson. The two were teammates at Callaway and Auburn together with Jones now at Florida State as a graduate transfer. Jones is going into his second season with the Seminoles and has an 83 overall rating in College Football 25. Johnson will be heading into his fifth season with the Tigers and earned a 74 overall rating.

LaGrange High is represented by senior running back Kale Gibbs of the Air Force Academy. Gibbs is currently a 72 overall rating in the game as he looks to earn more playing time after playing sporadically over the last two seasons. 

Freshman and redshirt freshmen like Troup alumni Qua Birdsong (UCF) and Taeo Todd (Georgia Southern) as well as LaGrange High alumni Parker Shattuck (South Alabama) and Jaden Ligon (UAB) and Callaway’s Sam Williams (Missouri) are not in this year’s edition of the game but could appear in future editions as they work their way up their respective depth charts and establish themselves at the collegiate level.