Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are among the elite programs in college football and are being represented as such in EA Sports College Football 25.
According to multiple reports, EA Sports College Football 25 is paying college football teams based on a tier ranking they are given. Clemson is one of the 13 schools in tier 1, earning the highest payment threshold along with 12 others.
You can check out the full tier rankings below.
Schools in EA Sports College Football rankings based on 2024 membership
𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟭
Big Ten 5 of 18
SEC 4 of 16
Big 12 2 of 16
ACC 1 of 17𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟭-𝟮
SEC 13 of 16
Big 12 11 of 16
Big Ten 11 of 18
ACC 9 of 17
MWC 4 of 12
AAC 3 of 14
CUSA 1 of 10
Sun Belt 1 of 14 pic.twitter.com/zLf38fo4X8— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 25, 2024
EA Sports is paying colleges for College Football 25 based on a tier system using AP Poll finishes from the past 10 years:
Tier 1: $99,875.16
Tier 2: $59,925.09
Tier 3: $39,950.06
Tier 4: $9,987.52(via @cllctMedia) pic.twitter.com/rP03cUVZ0n
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 24, 2024