Mastering the touch pass in EA Sports College Football 25 can transform your offensive game, giving you the perfect balance between speed and precision to outsmart defenders. Whether you’re on PlayStation or Xbox, learn how a simple half-second hold on your receiver’s button can unlock this crucial throw and elevate your gameplay to the next level.
To help you upgrade your passing game, and get through that pesky challenge, here’s everything you need to know about how to throw a touch pass in College Football 25 with each of the passing control schemes.
What is a touch pass?
A touch pass in EA Sports College Football 25 is a type of throw that combines the speed of a bullet pass with the arc of a lob pass, resulting in a medium-strength throw with a lower, tighter arc that makes it harder for defenders to intercept while giving the receiver more time to catch the ball. To execute a touch pass, players hold down the button of their intended receiver for about half a second, with the exact timing varying slightly depending on the chosen control scheme. This pass is ideal for intermediate throws to receivers who have some open space, offering a balance between speed and accuracy to keep the offense moving effectively.
Just to cover the basics, a touch pass is in-between a bullet and a lob. With a touch pass, the ball comes off the QB’s hands with more zip and speed than a lob, keeping the ball lower in the air with a smaller arc, but also keeps it higher up than a bullet, making it harder to pick off and giving your receiver a little bit more time to snag the ball out of the air.
How to throw a touch pass in College Football 25
To throw a touch pass in College Football 25, hold down the button of the receiver you want to target for about half a second-longer than a lob pass but shorter than a bullet pass. This timing creates a pass with a medium arc and speed, making it harder for defenders to intercept while giving your receiver enough time to catch the ball. The exact execution can vary slightly depending on the control scheme you use: for example, in the Revamped scheme, you hold the button until the passing meter fills about two-thirds, while in Placement & Accuracy, timing the throw to fill half the bar works best. Mastering this technique is key to effective intermediate passing and advancing your offense efficiently.
In any control scheme, you can throw a touch pass by briefly holding the button of your chosen receiver for about half a second. Here’s how throwing a touch pass works with each control scheme.
Revamped passing
This passing scheme is probably the easiest to pull off touch passes with. A brief button hold will fill the passing bar between one third and two thirds full, which will give you a nice little arcing pass – which should complete your challenge or have you nail the pass.
Placement and Accuracy
Similar to revamped, a short button press on this one will fill the bar around halfway and should give you a touch pass.
Placement passing
This one is a little harder because the short hold is very precise, but if the passing bar fills up to three-quarters full then you got the pass right.
Classic passing
This is the hardest simply because there’s no visual feedback except the ball itself. You’ll need to do the same brief hold as in all the other control schemes, and if you did it right your QB should throw a nice arcing ball right to your target.
When you should throw a touch pass
A touch pass in EA Sports College Football 25 is best used for intermediate throws to a receiver who has some space ahead and is relatively open. It strikes a balance between a lob and a bullet pass, delivering the ball faster than a lob but with a higher arc than a bullet, making it harder for defenders to intercept. This makes it ideal when you want to avoid tight defensive coverage but still get the ball to your receiver quickly and accurately. The touch pass is especially useful when the receiver is cleared of defenders but not in a narrow opening suited for a bullet pass.
A touch pass is perfect for an intermediate pass to a fairly open receiver, or one who has a moderate amount of space in front of him on his route. It won’t necessarily fit into the tight windows that bullet passes are great for, but it gets to its target way quicker than a lob, which should make it much harder for the defense to pick off.
What makes the touch pass in College Football 25 so effective
The touch pass in EA Sports College Football 25 is highly effective because it strikes the perfect balance between speed and arc, flying faster than a lob pass but with a lower trajectory than a bullet pass. This makes it harder for defenders to intercept or swat away, while still giving receivers enough time to catch the ball cleanly. It is especially useful for intermediate throws to relatively open receivers, allowing quarterbacks to quickly find their targets without sacrificing accuracy or risking turnovers. Additionally, the touch pass adapts well to various control schemes, making it a reliable and versatile option for all player skill levels.
How does the lower arc of a touch pass make it harder for defenders to intercept
The lower arc of a touch pass makes it harder for defenders to intercept because it reduces the ball’s time in the air and its exposure to defenders’ hands. Unlike high lob passes that give defenders more time and a better angle to jump and intercept, the touch pass travels with a quicker, flatter trajectory, making it more difficult for defenders to position themselves to deflect or catch the ball mid-flight. This lower arc also means the ball is less likely to be swatted down by defenders near the line of scrimmage, as it avoids the typical interception zones targeted by defensive players.
