Arizona State Players Cruelly Pranked Over New College Football Video Game: VIDEO

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is the proud owner of one of the meanest pranks we've seen in a long time.

"College Football 25" drops July 19th (July 16th for those with early access), and it's the first college football video game from EA Sports in 11 years.

The excitement is next level. It's dominating more conversations than I'd like to admit. I'm even buying a PS5 just to play it.

That's the kind of energy and hype there is around its release. Now, imagine how pumped current players are to be featured in a major video game.

Arizona State pranks players over "College Football 25."

Well, Dillingham used that excitement to his advantage for a prank that is downright brutal. He claimed to have multiple early copies of the game that he'd award to players who could win a conditioning drill.

The Sun Devils players who won were unbelievably amped. There was just one huge problem. It was all fake. Watch the prank unfold below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

I'm a big believer in peace. I'm not a fan of brawling, but I might honestly swing on someone if I thought I was getting "College Football 25" early only to find out it was a prank.

You know how I like to say nothing should be off-limits when it comes to comedy? There is now an exception to that rule. Pranking people with a fake early copy of "College Football 25" should absolutely be off-limits.

We live in a society. There are rules and standards. At some point, you have to draw a line in the sand. This stunt crossed that line by about 100 miles.

If you told me I had to choose between my girlfriend or a week of uninterrupted "College Football 25" action? It'd be a tough choice, but I'm not sure how much my girlfriend would like the outcome.

Those are the stakes we're talking about, and Dillingham used it to trick his players into a conditioning drill. An all-time cruel college football stunt.

Fans can't wait for "College Football 25" to come out. (Credit: EA Sports)

Fellas, if the transfer portal is still an option, now is the time to get in it. You simply can't trust a man who thinks joking about "College Football 25" is funny. Harsh, but totally fair stance. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.