\n A new season of college football is almost upon us! EA Sports College Football 26 kicks off its early access period on July 7th. Here’s exactly when you can start playing.
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While the 2025 college football season may still be a couple of weeks away, you can begin your championship run this week. EA Sports College Football 26 is set to release this week, with early access beginning on Monday, July 7th.<\/p>\n
Those looking to take to the gridiron early will have to purchase the Deluxe Edition of the game either standalone or as part of the MVP Bundle (which also includes the Deluxe Edition of Madden NFL 26). Those who have an EA Play subscription can also begin playing early, but you’ll be limited to a 10-hour trial before having to purchase the game.<\/p>\n
According to EA’s pre-order page<\/a>,\u00a0EA Sports College Football 26\u00a0will released in early access on July 7, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Here are the global release times, depending on your time zone.<\/p>\n
EA Sports Colelge Football 26\u00a0is only available on XBox Series X|S and PS5. The Deluxe Edition costs $99.99 and includes all of the following bonuses:<\/p>\n
The MVP Bundle, which includes the Deluxe Editions of both\u00a0College Football 26\u00a0and\u00a0Madden NFL 26, is available for $149.99. This is technically a $50 savings than if you were the Deluxe Edition of each of these games standalone.<\/p>\n EA Sports College Football 26 represents the second installment in the recently relaunched college football video game series. EA brought back the beloved series after more than a decade thanks, in large part, to the revamping of rules and regulations regarding student athlete name, image, and likeness. For the past week, EA has been highlighting improvements to all area of this year’s game,<\/a> from overall gameplay presentation to dynasty and Road to Glory.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The playbook is in your hands. Take your career from high school recruit to Heisman or coach your team to the top. With thousands of new plays, players and upgraded abilities, there are more ways than ever to Bring Glory Home.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Which college football team do you plan on running a dynasty with in\u00a0College Football 26?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\tL.A. (PDT) – July 7th at 9:00 a.m. PDT
\n\tMexico City (CST) – July 7th at 10:00 a.m. CST
\n\tNew York (EDT) – July 7th at 12:00 p.m. EDT
\n\tSao Paulo (BRT) – July 7th at 1:00 p.m. BRT
\n\tLondon (BST) – July 7th at 5:00 p.m. BST
\n\tParis\/Berlin (CEST) – July 7th at 6:00 p.m. CEST
\n\tTokyo (JST) – July 8th at 2:00 a.m. JST
\n\tSydney (AEST) – July 8 at 3:00 a.m. AEST
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\n\t3 Day Early Access (July 7-10)
\n\t4600 College Football Points
\n\tEarly Access Ultimate Team\u2122 Solo Challenges
\n\tCUT Top Prospect Pack (Pre Order before June 19th to receive this.)
\n\tCUT All Hands Pack\u00a0
\n\tDynasty Coach Points
\n\tRoad to Glory Skill Points
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