Delaware is making the jump from the FCS level to the FBS level in 2025 and will be joining Conference USA. With the Hens in their first season of FBS football, they will be the most intriguing team to rebuild in College Football 26. Also, their color wave and uniforms should look great in the game.
Not only is USF a Florida school, which gives you an immediate pipeline to some of the best recruits in the country, but they play in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium, which is one of the best venues in the game. You also get to start your dynasty with Byrum Brown at the helm, who is one of the fastest quarterbacks in football.
The Rebels will also be a fantastic team to use for your dynasty. Like USF, their starting quarterback, Alex Orji, is one of the fastest in the game. Also like USF, the Rebels play in Allegiant Stadium, which is an elite venue. Not to mention, the Rebels are close enough to California to recruit some big-time talent.
UNC gives you the opportunity to take the helm of the Tar Heels as Bill Belichick and turn them from a mid-level program to a college football powerhouse. While I doubt Belichick will actually be in the game, the base UNC coach will have similar stats, and that should expedite your rebuild.
If you want to launch yourself straight into a power conference, I think Auburn is one of the best teams to do so with. Auburn has a rich program history, and you can bring them back to the top of the SEC and all of college football. With an SEC program, most of your school grades will start off high, which is a bonus for recruiting.
Much like Auburn, Nebraska is a program that is rich in history but hasn’t been elite in a very long time. Launching into Dynasty mode would give you some elite talent off the bat, like quarterback Dylan Raiola, and you would get the opportunity to build Nebraska back to what it once was.
Kansas State will already have one of the best rosters in the game, and if you’re lucky, you could get Avery Johnson at quarterback for your first two seasons. While the Wildcats are talented, they’ve never one a national title, and you could deliver them their first.
With Boise State losing Ashton Jeanty, they are not going to be nearly as good as they were last year. The Broncos will be a fun rebuild challenge, and you get to play on the blue turf.
The FIU Panthers not only present a challenge as a rebuild, but they also now play at Pitbull stadium (named after Mr. 305/Mr. Worldwide himself). It’ll be a lot of fun to take over the Panthers and bring them from one of the worst teams in the state of Florida to the best.
Like Delaware, Missouri State is entering its first season ever as an FBS program. While I don’t think they’ll be as fun to rebuild as the Hens, turning them into a Dynasty will still be one of the most challenging things you can do in the entire game.
