EA Sports College Football 26
July 10, 2025
Critic Score
81.7
37 critic reviews
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Critic Reviews (37)
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"I can say, without any exaggeration, that EA SPORTS College Football 26 is the best American football game I have ever played."
Read original review"College Football 26 feels like a sensible step forward, a step back, and standing still all at once. Gameplay is even better than it was before, Road to Glory is somehow worse, and Dynasty is just about what it was …"
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70.0
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55.0
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60.0
"Although there is room for improvement, the execution seems hurried. More than anything else, College Football 26 requires time, time to refine, time to correct fundamental mechanics, and time to pay attention to community input."
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75.0
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85.0
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80.0
"One of the reasons for its best-in-class performance is that while Ultimate Team is here, and sound, other modes – and those rivalries! – are given the space to outshine it."
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70.0
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90.0
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60.0
"College Football 26 didn’t throw out the playbook from its first year back, but it didn’t need to. Instead, iterative improvements and quality-of-life adjustments build upon an already strong foundation."
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75.0
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85.0
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80.0
"EA SPORTS College Football 26 proves it was a great decision to bring college football back to video games. Besides the skillful gameplay, the way stadiums, teams, fans, and mannerisms have been brought to the virtual environment captivates those in …"
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75.0
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65.0
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40.0
"College Football 26 is just a better game than what we had last year so that you can play and enjoy it to your heart’s content."
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75.0
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95.0
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40.0
"Everything that sold everyone on College Football 25 is bigger and better in College Football 26. Check out our review."
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88.0
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78.0
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35.0
"The introduction of the College Football series last year was a revelation. The way the new series brought the feeling of college sports to the screen was extraordinary and provided a breath of fresh air alongside the long-established Madden. Now, …"
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70.0
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65.0
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"Despite my shaky feelings on some of the core modes, College Football 26 is a marked improvement over College Football 25. I got a lot out of the smaller changes, like the new Dynamic Substitutions and supplementary Dynasty features. It’s …"
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60.0
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80.0
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40.0
"Pick your alma mater and get ready to grind it out in EA Sports College Football 26, the best football game this year."
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92.0
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88.0
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40.0
"EA Sports College Football 26 builds on the strong foundations of last year’s return and delivers a deeper, more refined college football experience across the board. With its stunning visuals, realistic gameplay, revamped modes, and increased attention to the college …"
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88.0
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94.0
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86.0
"An Audio and Visual Upgrade but some parts fall flat, This is the nature of yearly sport games unfortunately. But the ability to play from High School all the way to the NFL is a reason I would get both …"
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90.0
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"College Football 26 is a significant refinement from last year, particularly in terms of realistic gameplay and an authentic college football experience. But you&s;ll have to contend with a troublesome Wear and Tear system, and occasionally braindead AI in specific …"
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"Yearly sports titles tend to be small upgrades. College Football 26 is different, as CF25 set the groundwork after over a decade away. ’26 takes a more-is-better approach and smashes it. This is one of the best-playing and most realistic-feeling …"
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75.0
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80.0
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is like being in the stands among the fans of your favourite team, living the traditions and experiencing the explosive gameplay as if you were actually there."
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85.0
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90.0
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"So, EA Sports College Football 26 is better than last year albeit demonstrating its superiority in a measurement of inches rather than miles. That said, the raft of incremental improvements, massive amount of content to stuck into which when married …"
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85.0
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78.0
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32.0
"College Football 26 may not be the perfect football sim, but it is really close to being great. While there is a ton of content to sink into, there is still more QoL for each mode I’d like to see. …"
Read original review"College Football 26 has worked to improve in most of the right areas over the product that was put on the field last year. Dynasty Mode has brought back a lot of missing features from older entries, the gameplay has …"
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"“EA Sports College Football 26” impressively demonstrates why college football is more than just sport: it is a festival of emotions, full of traditions, wild games and legendary stadiums. The presentation in particular conveys this perfectly: whether it&s;s the White …"
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65.0
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92.0
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40.0
"Football 26 is a sequel that improves every detail of the previous chapter without distorting its essence; a simulation that is a journey at heart of college football, designed especially for those who love the single-player experience: a bold choice …"
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95.0
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is a fantastic university football game, and arguably the best American football simulation available today. This year&s;s version raises the bar with numerous upgrades that make the gameplay experience decidedly superior. With improved gameplay, especially …"
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85.0
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68.0
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58.0
"EA Sports College Football 26 was one of my most anticipated games this year. From the EA deep dives and all the news, I was excited to play this game. While still exciting, there are some issues with the game. …"
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70.0
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is a step forward in the right direction and builds really well from where CFB 25 left off. There are plenty of quality of life additions from menus and UI to even more sliders and …"
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"If you&s;re a college football fan, this year&s;s EA offering is a no-brainer. Even for newcomers, it&s;s worth checking out thanks to the impressive customization and depth packed into the game. Coaches now have realistic counterparts, while new archetypes and …"
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60.0
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85.0
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"College Football 26, from developer EA Orlando, is a marvelous football experience that picks up where the series left off last year and the years prior. It brings a good personality, refined gameplay that feels optimized and natural on offense …"
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"EA Sports College Football 26 brings quality improvements that build nicely upon the foundation laid by last year&s;s release. No upgrades are revolutionary, but they don&s;t necessarily need to be. However, bugs and a lack of quality tutorials leave some …"
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"If you purchased CF 25 and you’re not a huge college football fan/ NEED the most up to date roster, I would stick with that release and wait to see what improvements are given in CF 27."
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"As predicted, College Football &s;25 would rightly become the best selling sport game of all time, with only Call of Duty outselling it last year, period. Amazingly, this year&s;s version is better in every way. Execution, presentation, immersion and depth …"
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"EA Sports College Football 26, especially patched up, will definitely get you ready for this year&s;s IRL college football season. But I can&s;t shake the feeling like it slipped a half-step or two. The honeymoon period is over. Let&s;s see …"
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is the evolution the series needed, although some bugs remain, the overall experience is fun, addictive, and true to the spirit of college football."
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"While marred by repetitive commentary and a smattering of intrusive bugs, the foundation here is rock-solid. For fans of college football, it’s an essential purchase. It’s still not a flawless champion just yet, but its potential to build a long-lasting …"
Read original review"EA Sports College Football 26 builds on its solid foundations and celebrates what makes the college experience and its teams so unique."
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is a strong successor to its entertaining predecessor, packed with atmosphere, stadiums, teams, and modes for every type of player—though Road to Glory feels a bit flat and Ultimate Team leans heavily into monetization, the …"
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"College Football 26 continues to impress."
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"EA Sports College Football 26 is a nice evolution of last year&s;s already excellent title, adding even more quality to the gameplay and spectacle off the field to continue being one of the best sports titles today."
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"College Football 26 is better than last year, but it&s;s a sophomore season that&s;s more focused on steady improvement rather than breakout success."
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