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

Players will earn more than double what they did last year for licensing their name image and likeness to appear in the game.

"In a memo sent to college conference offices from the College Licensing Company (CLC), dated June 26, 2025, CLC put out a request for proposal (RFP) to create a college basketball video game in November 2024. According to the memo, five companies expressed formal interest, and three filed formal bids.