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College football games have always had a unique situation when it comes to difficulty, andCollege Football 26is no different in this regard. The sport of college football is very much the same; it’s not even close to an even playing field, and that’s part of the charm.
If you’re jumping into CFB 26 and trying to figure out which difficulty setting to use, it can be a difficult time figuring out which is going to be the best for you. You don’t necessarily want to be obliterating the best teams around with a low-ranked school, but you also don’t want to be mercilessly crushed into the ground.
Every Difficulty Option
There are four difficulty options in CFB 26:
Freshman is the easiest, and Heisman is the most difficult. Most players are going to find themselves somewhere in the middle.
Freshman
Freshman isnot going to pose much of a challengeto somebody who’s familiar with the control scheme, and even has a baseline familiarity with the sport of football.Defenders are going to leave large gaps in both the passing and running game, and offensively, opponents aren’t going to be particularly slick with the ball.
This difficulty is ideal for someone who’s playing a football video game for the first time, or who doesn’t want to play against opponents who are using all the weapons that they have at their disposal.
Varsity
Varsity is aslight step up from Freshman, but not by much. For every step up in difficulty, the passing windows and running lanes are going to be a little bit tighter. Your passes will need to be a little more precise and timed, and you’ll need to be pickier about what hole you choose on each run.
Overall, this mode is not going to provide much more of a challenge from Freshman. For most players who are familiar with football games, they’re going to skip over this one and into the next one.
All-American
All-American isthe difficulty option where most players are going to be comfortable. Windows and lanes are going to be pleasantly difficult without forcing you to be picture-perfect.You’ll have to be smartwith your play-calling, but you won’t need to min-max only your best plays.
For players who are extremely familiar with football games, this difficulty is still likely going to be too easy. This is especially true if you do have a min-maxed playcalling style, and only call your most effective plays. But for the majority of players, this is going to be a good place to hone your skills and gain some valuable knowledge.
Heisman
Heismandoes not have the same problem that the highest difficulty option in football games sometimes has, which is that opposing players regularly complete physical feats classified as miracles. That’s not to say it still won’t occasionally happen, but it won’t constantly.
What Heisman will do is force you to bevery focused in how you deal with every single down. You will not be able to take a play off on offense or on defense, becauseevery single play is going to be capable of turning into a game-changing disasterif you make a critical mistake.
This is by far going to be the most stressful difficulty. Opponents are going to be ball hawks on defense, running lanes are going to often be non-existent, and there are going to be times when the opposing offense seems unstoppable. You’ll need to lean heavily on your playmakers on both sides of the ball to win games against opponents of equal skill.
