College Football 26 Reveals Patch Notes for July 24 Title Update

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EA has unveiled the patch details for the upcoming update of EA Sports College Football 26, scheduled for July 24. This update includes numerous bug fixes and modifications to enhance gameplay. Additionally, the new update will incorporate changes based on the July 17 update, empowering players to switch positions within their existing group without affecting their skill cap limits.

The popular “College Football” video game series made a comeback following over a decade-long hiatus with the debut of “EA Sports College Football 25” last year. Despite some skepticism about the series reverting to an annual release, EA addressed concerns about potential breaks when they announced “EA Sports College Football 26” in January. Released on July 10, “EA Sports College Football 26” has received generally favorable reviews, boasting an 85 Metascore on Metacritic at the moment of writing. However, the game has experienced some technical and gameplay issues since its launch, with the EA Sports team actively working to roll out updates for “College Football 26”.

The update for EA Sports College Football, released on July 24, outlines numerous adjustments and bug fixes across gameplay, Dynasty, Road to Glory, Ultimate Team, and general presentation. This includes improvements in game stability and physics-based tackling animations. Additionally, several bugs were addressed to prevent players from becoming stuck or frozen during certain animations, stunts, or plays.

The update also expands on changes made in the July 17 update for College Football 26. For instance, the likelihood of rain in Dynasty and Road to Glory games has been decreased, and a problem that caused cold weather and snow to appear during warm-weather climates in playoff games was resolved. Furthermore, an issue related to the College Football 26 pre-order bonus applying too early in the second season after redshirting was also rectified.

Additionally, with the upcoming title update, College Football 26 will introduce Leaderboard Campaigns and Team Construction Challenges. The Leaderboard Campaigns are temporary competitions linked to specific teams that rank players based on their performance. These new activities can be accessed from the Ultimate Team main menu once the update is launched. In these campaigns, players can choose between Head-to-Head or Solo play, and their scores or wins will determine their position on the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Event Lineup Building challenges are a new type of event that require players to create top-tier College Football 26 teams based on given team requirements.

In conclusion, the creators of EA Sports fine-tuned the overall aesthetic of College Football 26. They tweaked specific elements like the First Down Rousers at Michigan, the Gator chomp celebration on the field in Florida, Nebraska’s “Throw Bones” celebration, the Bowl and Playoff End Zones for Missouri State and Delaware, Texas State’s cannon touchdown celebration, and certain game scenes to eliminate any distractions caused by technical glitches or camera hindrances.

EA Sports College Football 26 July 24 Update Patch Notes

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue where play art remained visible after the snap when using Home Field Advantage (HFA).
  • Fixed a rare issue causing a player to freeze in place during hit stick attempts.
  • Fixed an issue preventing stunts and twists from activating properly when selecting from the play-call menu in online games.
  • Fixed an issue sometimes preventing a catch animation from playing when clicking on and taking control of a WR during the route.
  • Variety of tuning and animation improvements to physics based tackling
  • Variety of game stability improvements.
  • Fixed an issue causing blockers on Power O plays to sometimes take their initial movement in the wrong direction.

Dynasty

  • Reduced the chance of rain in Dynasty and Road to Glory games.
  • Fixed an issue where cold weather and snow could occur in warm weather climates during College Football Playoff games.
  • Fixed an issue where starters who were Juniors could decide to transfer due to Playing Time.
  • Fixed an issue where only the IBL column was showing for fullbacks in Redshirt players spreadsheet.
  • Fixed an issue preventing players from entering free practice.
  • Fixed an issue where the game could freeze during overtime when playing the moments.

The modifications made to the Online Dynasty documents a week ago have been transferred to the Offline Dynasty files.

  • Position Changes
    • You can now change a player’s position within their current position group without penalty to their skill caps. You’ll be free to swap positions within these groupings:
      • Running Back (FB, RB)
      • Offensive Line (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)
      • Defensive Line (LEDG, REDG, DT)
      • Linebacker (SAM, MIKE, WILL)
      • Defensive Back (CB, FS, SS)
      • Specialist (K, P)
    • Athlete (ATH) Recruits can now set their initial position without impact to their skill group caps.
    • A player’s new skill caps are now more strongly influenced by their Development Trait and school year. Younger players and those with higher Development Traits will have higher skill caps at their new position.
  • Addressed a Coach Point exploit when retiring and then creating a new coach character.
  • Reduced the impact of the Reach Your Potential ability (Motivator Tier 1) for better coach ability and recruiting balance.
    • Note: This affects the influence given to recruits when a player at their position hits a skill group cap.

Road To Glory

  • Fixed an issue where the pre-order bonus would be applied at the start of your second season after redshirting

Ultimate Team

  • Campaigns:
    • Leaderboard Campaigns are new, limited-time competitions tied to specific programs that will place you on a leaderboard with a small group of players, making every game impactful. These will be available right from the Ultimate Team main menu, and whether you prefer Head-to-Head or Solo play, your performance on key objectives like points scored or wins determines your leaderboard placement. These will vary with each program that campaigns are associated with and what you earn will vary depending on the tier that you unlock.
  • Event Lineup Building challenges:
    • We are introducing new types of events that will challenge players to build their best team within a set of team requirements, in order to enter program specific events. As well as an easier way for users to alter their lineups to meet these requirements.
      • E.G – Build your strongest ALL-SEC team and take on other players in the H2H Conference Clash Event.
    • Head to the Event screen to find information on currently active Live Events. From here, you can build your best available lineup for this event with a few button presses.
    • Directly from the Lineup screen, you will be able to browse which events are currently available and get information as to each event’s requirements. If your lineup meets the requirements, you’re good to go. If you have holes in your roster, it will be identified for you and you will be given paths to acquire the missing pieces.
  • We have updated the progress & rewards screens for players so that they are now easier to understand.

Presentation

  • Made an adjustment to the First Down Rousers at Michigan.
  • Fixed an issue allowing an opposing player to participate in the Gator chomp on-field celebration.
  • Fixed an issue so that Nebraska’s ‘Throw Bones’ celebration is used only on defense.
  • Fixed an issue where Missouri State and Delaware’s Bowl and Playoff End Zones had a generic coloring to them.
  • Fixed an issue where the Texas State cannon touchdown celebration was in the wrong location.
  • Fixed an issue where camera obstructions would occur during certain scenes.

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2025-07-23 03:36