College Football 26 is here. Nearly a year after the game made its triumphant return in 2024, EA Sports is set to release a new edition of the video game. The college football videogame landscape was dormant for 11 years after legal actions around NIL forced EA Sports to shutter its NCAA Football operation.

The return of EA's College Football game franchise in 2025 was met with excitement from an eager fan base ready to play as their favorite school, in pursuit of a national championship, and with the top stars in the sport,

College Football 26will release worldwide on July 10. However, EA Sports is offering a Deluxe edition with early access that will be available on July 7, three days before the game is set to be available to the general public. MORE: Arch Manning, Nico Iamaleava among surprise QB ratings in College Football 26