EA Sports College Football 26 is finally here. Gaming content creator Bordeaux made a guest appearance on Thursday’s episode of the “Crain and Company” podcast and revealed three hidden truths of EA Sports’ newest college football offering.
EA Sports College Football 26 Still Feels Unfinished — On Purpose
Bordeaux had a complaint about EA Sports College Football 26. He said the game was unfinished at its launch. Bordeaux added that he has noticed this particular problem a lot lately, with video game developers rushing to release their products for profit.
“It’s frustrating. I’ve noticed so many bugs the longer I’ve played it that you just wonder how are they there in the first place. It happened last year as well. I just don’t know how they were missed and how they’re there because it’s frustrating,” Bordeaux said (timestamp 2:19).
“You got all these people hyped up, ready to see this launch, all this work they’ve put in, and then they’re going to get turned off because they’re experiencing these bugs that shouldn’t be there in the first place,” he added.
Host Jake Crain echoed Bordeaux’s sentiment, saying he would rather wait another couple of months for the game to be fully finished than experience bugs.
One of the bugs that Bordeaux noticed in EA Sports College Football 26 appeared on defense, as the outside corners just flipped zones during a play.
Recruiting Is More Brutal Than Ever
Gamers got a taste of how difficult recruiting is in EA Sports College Football 25. Bordeaux opined that the recruiting process has become even more challenging in EA Sports College Football 26, with every player having different deal-breakers as they progress.
“You could recruit a guy that he doesn’t care that much about proximity to home. Whenever he’s like a 60 overall, but by the time he gets up to like an 85, all of a sudden, he cares a lot more. You have to have a higher school grade to keep him there. And if you don’t, he’ll transfer,” Bordeaux said (timestamp 10:21).
“It goes like that for all sorts of school grades. So if you’re a small school, you want your players to progress, but if they get too good and you don’t have the grades to maintain them, they’re all gone.”
Host Blain Crain shared his own experience about recruitment while playing South Carolina in Online Dynasty. He said he now has five deal-breakers with his recruits after his brand exposure went down. Blain added that he liked having recruiting points for players while scheduling visits to other states.
Road to Glory Has Limits Casual Fans Will Hate
EA Sports delighted fans by including a Road to Glory mode in its College Football 25 game. The feature has been improved upon in this year’s edition, with EA Sports College Football 26 providing more options to its players. They can choose what star rating they will start with in their career, from being a 2-star underdog to a 5-star elite.
However, there are limits to this year’s Road to Glory mode, particularly when building a player’s career during high school. Bordeaux shared his thoughts about the feature.
“I started another one last night just for fun, and I actually found myself still thinking it took too long, which is weird. I want the full high school experience. I think they did it for the people that will play like five, six, seven Road to Glories, and by that seventh time, you don’t want to play through high school again,” Bordeaux said (timestamp 5:44).
The content creator further pointed out that the new game offers an option to turn off high school in the Road to Glory mode.
Bordeaux also had an issue with the game’s scenario systems in Road to Glory. It made no sense to him that colleges wouldn’t be interested in a player who either scored a touchdown in a drive or had 50 receiving yards just because “he didn’t spin a guy out and get extra five yards off it.”
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