Jul 16, 2026 · 6 min · 7 segments
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Junior year of college was when I finally had to start making decisions about my major, internships, and all that jazz.
I had to manage my time better, carefully consider the classes I would take, and try to plan for the future.
For college football's junior year, all I have to do is step back onto the field.
This season's team is playing better thanks to new offensive and defensive adjustments, giving you more freedom than ever to make a game plan and bring it onto the field.
But a lot of what's new in College Football 27 comes down to menus and numbers and graphs, or what I will call the evil god of numbers.
It brings good welcome additions, but man, does it feel like I'm spending a lot of my season inside a spreadsheet instead of running a program or being a college athlete.
Before we get into that, though, I do want to shower praise on a couple on-field things.
And dynamic weather, which can now change from play to play, is pretty remarkable and can have a major influence on a game.
All that of this is great, and it's a testament to the team at EA Orlando that they have mostly solved the on-field gameplay and presentation while managing to add meaningful improvements each and every year.
Junior year of college was when I finally had to start making decisions about my major, internships, and all that jazz.
I had to manage my time better, carefully consider the classes I would take, and try to plan for the future.
For college football's junior year, all I have to do is step back onto the field.
This season's team is playing better thanks to new offensive and defensive adjustments, giving you more freedom than ever to make a game plan and bring it onto the field.
But a lot of what's new in College Football 27 comes down to menus and numbers and graphs, or what I will call the evil god of numbers.
It brings good welcome additions, but man, does it feel like I'm spending a lot of my season inside a spreadsheet instead of running a program or being a college athlete.
Before we get into that, though, I do want to shower praise on a couple on-field things.
And dynamic weather, which can now change from play to play, is pretty remarkable and can have a major influence on a game.
All that of this is great, and it's a testament to the team at EA Orlando that they have mostly solved the on-field gameplay and presentation while managing to add meaningful improvements each and every year.
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