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College Football 27 video game getting major updates after outrage from fans
John LeuzziUSA TODAY NETWORK
July 11, 2026, 9:37 a.m. ET
It’s been just a handful of days since EA Sports College Football 27 was released following the early access period, and it appears to continue to be a hit for college football fans
At the same time, there’s been feedback on the latest version of the college football video game, which has resulted in some updates already. EA Sports announced late Friday night that it was removing the paid progression options from the Road to Glory and Online Dynasty
“In College Football 27, we aspired to deliver the deepest experiences to date with all-new Dynasty Blueprint, new positions in Road to Glory, and the best College Football gameplay yet,” the statement read. “However, your feedback on Road to Glory and Dynasty is that we’ve missed the mark with the introduction of paid progression options. This was added independent of deeper mode progression with the aim to give players more choice, but what you’ve said is that they’re not adding the value we intended.”
As previously written by USA TODAY’s Jordan Mendoza, the top change in College Football 27 from past versions was this year’s dynasty mode. This year, dynasty mode provides more real-life features to put players fully in charge, such as deciding how you want to allocate time and reeveryone a unique way to build a team. It’s the NIL aspect of the game
In its statement, EA Sports announced that the paid progression options would be removed from the game modes on Saturday morning. There is a catch and cost for users, though, with this
“An unfortunate side effect of removing paid progression is that players that have College Point balances in their wallets will not be able to apply the balances in Road to Glory or Dynasty,” it read. “So jump on between now and then and apply your points!”
The removal of paid progression options could be not the only change coming to the game, as EA Sports teased another communications update next week
“We’ve moving fast to respond to your feedback in-game so stay tuned for follow-up communications next week where we’ll take you through more design details and share your goals for College Football 27,” the statement read
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