There’s no question that the military schools were going to be on the top of my list. In EA Sports College Football 25, Navy had far and away the best option playbook in the game and I used it frequently. With so many different varieties of the triple option, this playbook keeps your opponent on their toes as they will never be able to predict where the ball is going to go.
The Air Force’s playbook was elite in 2025, and I expect that to translate to 2026. Much like the Navy, the Falcons’ wide variety of option plays is enough so that you will never have to run the exact same play twice. The triple option is the focus of the Air Force playbook, but their read option plays are great as well.
While the Longhorns don’t have many options for running plays, their RPO playbook is the best and deepest in the entire game. Much like real life, Texas has so much pre-snap motion in its playbook that it leads to some game-breaking RPOs. This is the best RPO playbook in ’25, and I expect it to be similar in ’26.
If the playbooks are similar to the ’25 addition of the game, then Army’s won’t be as in-depth as Navy’s or Air Force’s, but are still very good.
This is my sleeper pick, but from playing ’25, Georgia Tech’s option playbook is underrated. Georgia Tech has some of the most option plays in the entire game, and if you’re using a fast quarterback, you’ll find success in it.
