The heart and soul of the EA Sports College Football (formerly NCAA Football) franchise has always been Dynasty mode. It has long been the gold standard of coaching/GM career modes and the developers at EA Sports understood that when they revived the franchise last year after more than a decade on the shelf.
Dynasty mode was the rightful centerpiece of EA CFB 25, but as with any game (especially a new one) there were some blind spots, missteps and things that didn’t work as intended. The focus for the development team for EA Sports College Football 26 was to build on the foundation from last year, address some major complaints from players (like adding crossplay) and give players more of the tools and customization options they craved.
Speaking with lead designer Ben Haumiller in Orlando earlier this month, EA Sports’ goal was simply to add core pieces that were missing from last year (formation subs, long-term wear-and-tear, etc.), refine the existing structure and not “go after new for the sake of new”. On Monday, EA Sports released its deep dive into Dynasty mode, and here we’re going to explore the five biggest changes and updates to the mode, offer some insight from our conversation with Haumiller and detail what we learned in the presentation made to us last month and in our brief time playing an early version of the game.
Recruiting and the transfer portal
The most important part of Dynasty mode is recruiting and, now, the transfer portal. It’s what keeps the game feeling fresh even as you go decades into your coaching career. Haumiller noted that players of this game in particular embraced the challenge of starting at small schools and that they sought out more difficulty, so they wanted to provide more of those options.
“I…
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Author : Robby Kalland
Publish date : 2025-06-24 15:05:00
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