College football’s best quarterbacks stay calm, cool, and collected in the pocket. But that’s always easier said than done when you have over 100,000 fans at Beaver Stadium or in Death Valley cheering so loud you can’t even hear yourself think. Here is everything you need to know about confidence and composure in EA Sports College Football 25.
Abilities in College Football 25 help players differentiate themselves from the rest of the competition and provide boosts that could be the difference in winning a game. However, confidence and composure are two other skills that every college athlete needs to perform at the highest level, and EA created a feature that replicates that.
What are confidence and composure in EA Sports College Football 25?
As explained in the gameplay deep dive trailer, confidence and composure are constantly changing features that depend on players getting hot or cold depending on the outcome of each play. For example, a freshman will have more erratic tendencies, and as the crowd level increases, it will affect their confidence. Events such as scoring touchdowns can lift the morale of your entire team, while individual achievements such as a pass breakup can significantly boost the composure of the player who made the big play.
Composure goes hand-in-hand with individual player archetypes. In the gameplay deep dive blog, EA used an example of a scrambling quarterback who gets hot will have improved ball security, while a field general will benefit from improved throw accuracy. There are also mental abilities that will impact composure. The Legion ability increased the confidence of other defensive backs when that player gets an interception, but these mental abilities are also lost whenever a player goes cold. Coaches will have to manage their players based on how cold or hot they are and how experienced they are given a certain situation.
If the home crowd is getting louder, it might be smart to do a simpler play so the player doesn’t make a mistake because of their confidence and composure.
