The latest installment in EA Sports’ popular college football video game franchise is out this week.
EA made College Football 26 available on July 7 to those who pre-ordered the deluxe edition or bundle with Madden 26. A wider release follows on July 10.
Users looking to play with the hometown team will have the benefit of one of the best rosters in the game. Ohio State is the second-highest rated team.
The Buckeyes are an 88 overall, leaving them tied with six others in Clemson, Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Texas A&M. Only Alabama, which is an 89 overall, is ranked higher.
Jeremiah Smith, the Buckeyes’ superstar sophomore wide receiver who is one of the two cover athletes for College Football 26, is the highest-rated player at 88 overall, leading an offense that is tied with Arizona State, Penn State and Texas as the highest at 91 overall.
Ohio State’s defense is 92 overall, which is tied as the fourth-best with Georgia and Michigan. Alabama has the highest-rated defense (96), followed by Penn State and Texas (94).
The video game, which was previously known as NCAA Football, returned last year from an 11-year hiatus that was the result of legal issues surrounding the use of players’ name, image and likeness.
Joey Kaufman covers Ohio State football for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at jkaufman@dispatch.com and follow along on Bluesky, Instagram and X for more.
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