South Carolina's Dylan Stewart Has Three Word Response to Making EA Sports History

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Steph Dwilson | Last updated May 27, 2025 2:55 PM ET

Dylan Stewart has a three-word message about making South Carolina Gamecocks football history. The star player will be on the cover of the EA Sports College Football video game's Deluxe Edition, EA Sports revealed in a social media post.

He is the first Gamecocks player to be on a college football video game cover, On3 reported. He's following in the footsteps of basketball alum A'ja Wilson, who was on multiple editions of the NBA 2k25 cover.

Stewart shared a photo of the cover on Instagram with a three-word response: "Just the beginning."

Stewart had an impressive freshman season with the Gamecocks. He was named Defensive True Freshman of the Year and added to the True Freshmen All-American Team. He had 23 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four quarterback hurries, and a pass breakup. He's considered one of the standout defenders entering the 2025 season.

Multiple people took to Instagram to congratulate Stewart on making history with the Gamecocks and EA Sports. Shaq Wilson replied with three fire emoji. A fan replied by predicting that he would be a top 5 pick in the 2027 draft.

Also on the Deluxe Edition Cover, according to CFB Kings, is Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams, Nick Singleton, Jeremiyah Love, DJ Lagway, Bryce Underwood, Caleb Downs, Sam Leavitt, Cade Klubnik, and Garrett Nussmeier.

On3 reported that coaches will also be in the game this year, but Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer has not revealed if he will be one of them.

You can preorder the game now, which will be available on July 10.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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