There is no greater joy in College Football 26 than taking over a program of your choosing, putting your fingerprints all over its existence and carrying a dynasty forward year after year.

Recruiting hours are based on your team’s prestige. A five-star college starts out with 1,000 hours, while a one-star school gets just 350. Also, you can only spend 50 hours on a single prospect, unless you have the Always Be Crootin’ ability. This grants 70 hours at specific positions.

CFB 26’s online mode is called ‘Road to the College Football Playoff’ and users play 12 games in a division with two goals in mind; reach the playoff and win the title for that division and also receive promotion to the next division where the competition will become more difficult.