How to do a QB slide in College Football 25

Brandon Moore

Brandon Moore

You’ve got to master the QB slide in College Football 25 if you want to keep your quarterback in the game.

The one thing you want to do on offense is protect your quarterback. He's arguably the most important piece of the entire team. So, in College Football 25, you'll want to slide if you decide to run with your QB.

Surprisingly, some players are struggling with this action. Let's go over how to do it.

How to slide as the QB in College Football 25

(Screenshot via esports.gg)
(Screenshot via esports.gg)

Most players are returning from previous football video games, like Madden or the long beloved NCAA series. If that's you, you probably downloaded the game and jumped right into the action without looking at the settings or the controls.

No worries. We'll take it from here. If you look at the controls on PS5, to do a QB slide, you need to tap Square. That's X on your Xbox Series X/S controllers.

Non-QB players will give up and place a knee on the ground. If you hold the button, you'll dive, so make sure you are just tapping it if you want to keep your QB safe with the slide in College Football 25.

When should you slide?

(Screenshot via esports.gg)
(Screenshot via esports.gg)

As important as it is to know how to slide as the QB, you also need to know when to slide. Here are a couple of scenarios where sliding is important:

  • When you're running as the QB and a defender is rushing you head-on
  • If the QB makes it past the first down marker and there's no need to score or pick up more yardage
  • When running as the QB and you know he is prone injury

The act of the slide as a QB in College Football 25 is to ensure they remain unhurt. Sliding ends the current play and anyone that hits a QB in a slide is penalized. Slide to protect them and keep your star on the field.

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