After 11 years of waiting for a new college football game, we got the better-than-ever experience thanks to NIL, with actual players in the actual game. We got a copy of the Deluxe Edition and had a few rounds playing the new EA Sports College Football 25, so here are our instant takeaways playing as Michigan football in the all-new college game.

Then, we turn our eyes to recruiting and the job that not only the Wolverines have done, but also Ron Bellamy, as he's gotten his third recruit from his home state of Louisiana this cycle.

Finally, there are five must-haves left for Michigan football in the 2025 recruiting cycle. We go through the 'white whales' and what it will take for the Wolverines to close on each.

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