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It is release week for the second edition of EA Sports’ College Football<\/a> video game series, and one of the big additions to this year’s game is actual college football<\/a> coaches being part of it. The ’25 edition had the actual players but didn’t get coaches licensed, but that changed this year with more than 300 coaches and coordinators signing up for the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are some notable exceptions. Bill Belichick (North Carolina), Deion Sanders (Colorado), Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) and Mario Cristobal (Miami) opted against being part of the game — Steve Belichick, however, is in there as UNC’s defensive coordinator — but aside from the handful of holdouts, the game features the majority of coaches around the country. That means the folks at EA Sports had to hand out ratings and archetypes for each college football coach for the first time, which always leads to some fun debates about what they got right and what they got wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n Three coaches received the “CEO” archetype, which is the top archetype one can reach in the game: Georgia’s<\/a> Kirby Smart, Clemson’s<\/a> Dabo Swinney and Ohio State’s<\/a> Ryan Day. All three have an A+ in coach prestige, with Smart and Swinney topping the “coach level” rankings at an 80, with Day at a 72. In total, 11 real world coaches received an A+ in coach prestige — plus the created stand-ins for Mario Cristobal and Deion Sanders, who each have a coaching level of 40.\u00a0<\/p>\n On the other end of the spectrum, Delaware’s<\/a> Ryan Carty, FAU’s<\/a> Zach Kittley, Ohio’s<\/a> Brian Smith<\/a> and Marshall’s<\/a> Tony Gibson<\/a> are the four real world coaches at the bottom of the prestige totem pole at a D- and coaching levels all below a 22. There is only one coach with an F prestige rating: the CPU generated coach for Kent State<\/a>, whose interim coach, Mark Carney, is not in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n Below you can find the full breakdown of the coach prestige ratings, coach level and archetype for every coach in each conference. CPU coaches are designated by an asterisk.<\/p>\n Big TenOhio StateRyan DayA+72CEOOregonDan LanningA+66Program BuilderPenn StateJames FranklinA+64Program BuilderUSCLincoln RileyA+59Program BuilderIndiana<\/a>Curt CignettiA57StrategistNebraska<\/a>Matt RhuleA55Program BuilderIowa<\/a>Mick Cloud*A40Program BuilderIllinois<\/a>Bret BielemaA-61Program BuilderMichigan<\/a>Sherrone MooreA-54ArchitectMichigan State<\/a>Jonathan SmithB+55StrategistWisconsin<\/a>Luke FickellB45Program BuilderMinnesota<\/a>P.J. FleckB44Master MotivatorRutgers<\/a>Greg SchianoB40Master MotivatorWashington<\/a>Jedd FischB-43Elite RecruiterPurdue<\/a>Barry OdomC+37ArchitectNorthwestern<\/a>David BraunC+35Master MotivatorMaryland<\/a>Mike LocksleyC35Scheme GuruUCLA<\/a>DeShaun FosterC29Master MotivatorSECGeorgiaKirby SmartA+80CEOTexasSteve SarkisianA+68Program BuilderAlabamaKalen DeBoerA+62Talent DeveloperLSUBrian KellyA+62Program BuilderOle MissLane KiffinA+61Program BuilderAuburnHugh FreezeA57StrategistTennessee<\/a> Josh HeupelA61Elite RecruiterFlorida<\/a>Billy NapierA52StrategistTexas A&M<\/a>Mike ElkoA-54ArchitectKentucky<\/a>Mark StoopsA-50Scheme GuruSouth Carolina<\/a>Shane BeamerB+58StrategistMissouri<\/a>Eli DrinkwitzB+56StrategistOklahoma<\/a>Brent VenablesB+50Scheme GuruArkansas<\/a>Sam PittmanB+41Talent DeveloperVanderbilt<\/a>Clark LeaC+32Master MotivatorMississippi State<\/a>Jeff LebbyC40Scheme GuruACCBig 12IndependentsNotre DameMarcus FreemanA+63Program BuilderUConn<\/a>Jim Mora Jr. C+37ArchitectPac-12AmericanArmy<\/a>Jeff MonkenB+38Master MotivatorTulane<\/a>Jon SumrallB+36StrategistMemphis<\/a>Ryan SilverfieldB35StrategistNavy<\/a>Brian NewberryB30Scheme GuruCharlotte<\/a>Tim AlbinC+24ArchitectUTSA<\/a>Jeff TraylorC35Scheme GuruSouth FloridaAlex GoleshC29StrategistTemple<\/a>K.C. KeelerC25Talent DeveloperNorth Texas<\/a>Eric MorrisC-24Master MotivatorRice<\/a>Scott AbellC-23ArchitectEast Carolina<\/a>Blake HarrellD23MotivatorTulsa<\/a>Tre LambD21TacticianFAUZach KittleyD-20StrategistUAB<\/a>Lamar<\/a> Davis*D-20ArchitectMountain WestMACSun BeltConference USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images It is release week for the second edition of EA Sports’ College Football video game 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