Momemtum feels more pervasive than ever, too. Beyond the crowd and stadium effects based around the on-field happenings, a new “Out of Body” system accurately captures the feel of when a star takes over a game. A quarterback who gets hot, for example, will have his ratings boosted.

The Buffaloes have enjoyed gobs of success and publicity as of late. Most of that revolves around their oft-discussed taskmaster, Deion Sanders. The 57-year-old is perhaps college football's most popular figure. Yet, those hoping to mimic his role within Colorado's program will be left sorely disappointed — he's not in the game.

With EA CFB 26 fully released, everything from ratings to new animations regarding the Texas Longhorns has been fully unlocked. [Sign up for Inside Texas for $1 and get PLUS access up to the Ohio State game!

EA Sports' College Football 26 is going offline for maintenance in the next 24 hours, rendering the game's online unplayable for a bit.

There's no way to know what the college season will entail, but College Football 26 allows for simulation to make a prediction. Yahoo! Sports did just that, and they came up with some interesting results: Oregon winning a title,

College Football 26 became available for early access buyers on July 7 and officially releases on July 10 for those who didn’t pre-order.