College football may once again be a video game, but when it comes to actual bragging rights, games are determined on the field. And though Colston Loveland is the top tight end in the new EA Sports College Football 25, he wants more than being a high-end player from a virtual standpoint.
As far as the Michigan football junior sees it, the most important thing is team success. And if the team success comes, then so will the individual accolades. Thus, when he looks forward to 2024, he is working toward being the best player at his position, yes, but he more so wants to see his team win a second straight national championship.
“Just be the best tight end in college,” Loveland said. “I could say it now but I could go out there and show it, put up the stats. Then as a team, win the national championship again, be the best team we can be. You hear it all the time — with team success comes individual success and it’s always about the team first. And I know our team, we’ve been grinding in the offseason. Got a bunch of new faces but I’m excited. A lot of underrated guys, guys who are gonna make a name for themselves. So yeah, I’m excited.”
Loveland is going to be key in the pass game, where he’s made his mark in his first two years of playing college football. But he also feels that the Wolverines have a lot of talent across the board at the skill positions.
Looking at wide receiver, Loveland says that the maize and blue are rife with options to come down with the rock in-game, noting that there are multiple players who have improved or are not getting the hype they probably should be.
“A lot. Even Semaj — people know Semaj but he’s still he’s still been great to see,” Loveland said. “Tyler Morris, underrated. Fred Moore — we got receivers, we got DBs, we got people all over.”