Im having the same problem except i have a Xbox One and it wont load any of my saves autosave or manual everytime i try to load my connected franchise mode online or offline i get taken to the opening of CAR vs SEA and after i finish that my game goes to a load screen and stays there i even tried starting a new CFM but encountered the same issue EA needs to fix this asap
The Intro SUCKS!!! To get around it, go into Play Now. When you gain control of the game, exit and then you can continue to play your connected franchise. As for the auto-saved files I never had any problem with them, I resume my connected franchise through Connected Franchise rather than trying to load my connected franchise through file loads. I have no clue how to turn off auto-save. It seems to me there is no option given to disable auto-save which also SUCKS because I hate having 10+ auto saved games listed when all I want is my own manually saved game.
