EA SPORTS™ College Football 27 news & patch notes

Hey College Football 27 fans! Worldwide Launch is finally here! Since Advanced Access began, we’ve been reading your feedback, watching your streams and videos, and following conversations across the community. Over the past few days, you’ve highlighted several key topics, and today we want to share an update around the top issues we’re actively investigating. While this isn’t a complete list of everything we’re tracking, we wanted to provide additional context on some of the topics we’ve seen discussed most frequently.

Gameplay

On the gameplay front, we’re still collecting your feedback to help inform future tuning, but two topics have our immediate attention: pancake blocks and Switch Stick. We definitely see conversations around pancake blocks happening more than you would like, and we agree! We’re actively investigating the issue, and we’ll share more details once we’ve completed testing and have an update. For Switch Stick, we’ve seen reports of a slight delay when switching defenders. We’ve identified the issue and are targeting a fix in a future Title Update. We've been loving all of the gameplay clips you've been sharing, keep them coming!

Dynasty

We've seen a lot of discussion around Dynasty recruiting, particularly around higher-rated recruits going without offers during the recruiting cycle. After investigating, we've identified several contributing factors and are actively working on improvements, including:

• Adjusting recruiting tuning to improve how CPU teams compete for highly rated recruits.

• Improving how CPU teams prioritize and retain recruits after extending offers.

• Addressing late-cycle recruiting scenarios that can leave recruits without viable offers.

• Adjusting recruit generation and recruiting balance to better reflect expected recruiting distributions.

These improvements are a top priority for us, and we’re working to get them into your hands as quickly as possible. We’re targeting next week for these improvements to be available. Keep sharing what you’re seeing as more players jump into Dynasty. Most importantly, our goal is always to keep you playing your current Dynasty whenever possible. For this upcoming Title Update, you will not need to start a new Dynasty. Once the update is installed, these recruiting improvements will take effect as you advance into your next season.

Dynasty Progression

We've also seen a lot of conversations and feedback around our coach progression and Dynasty difficulty. Coach progression in College Football 27 is built as a long-term career arc. Coach XP requirements remain the same as College Football 26, and growth still comes from your Coach archetype, perks, and coaching staff over the course of your Dynasty. Dynasty Blueprint deepens that progression by putting more weight on the decisions that build and sustain a program across multiple seasons. To give players more control over progression pace, we are adding new Coach XP speed settings in the upcoming Title Update. That said, we’ve heard your feedback. We know many players want more control over the pace of coach progression, and we’re adding that flexibility back in our upcoming Title Update. The three new Coach XP Speed Settings are:

• Casual: Fastest coach progression (1.5x XP), equivalent to the Faster setting from College Football 26. Best for players who want to unlock abilities quickly and accelerate coach growth.

• Simulation: Balanced coach progression (1.25x XP). Best for players looking for a realistic pace while still progressing faster than the default experience.

• Career: Authentic long-term coach progression. (1.0x XP), equivalent to the College Football 27 default setting. Best for players who want the full Dynasty Blueprint experience, where every Coach Point and coaching decision carries more weight over the course of a Dynasty.

If you’re looking for a challenging rebuild with a smaller program, we recommend playing on Career to experience Dynasty Blueprint as it was designed. If you’d rather progress through your coach’s abilities more quickly, Casual and Simulation provide faster progression while preserving the overall Dynasty experience. No matter which setting you choose, your coach archetype, abilities, and coaching staff remains the most effective way to maximize your coach’s development. Note: Coach XP Speed Settings are available in both Online and Offline Dynasty. In Online Dynasty, League commissioners control the Coach XP Speed setting for the entire league. Coach XP Accelerators are an optional feature available only in Online Dynasty. Commissioners can enable or disable the Coach Level purchases setting for their league, and they are not available in Offline Dynasty. After this update hits, let us know how the new settings feel! We’ll be looking closely at your feedback on this one. Expect to see this update in our Campus Huddle next week!

Road to Glory

Position Battles

We've seen reports from players who selected EDGE in Road to Glory not triggering position battles to move you up on the depth chart. The team has identified the issue, and are planning a fix for our next Title Update. Thanks for continuing to send us your reports and feedback, they've helped us track this one down!

Progression

We've also seen questions around Road to Glory progression. Progression has been redesigned around earning weekly XP through gameplay and upgrading individual ratings and abilities throughout your career. As part of this redesign with progression being tied to gameplay performance, players are rewarded more XP by playing on higher difficulty settings. Depending on your starting recruit level and performance on the field, you can generally expect to reach the mid-to-high 90s by your junior year. You can still reach 99 OVR through gameplay alone. Your chosen recruit path affects how quickly you get there, a 5-star Elite recruit will progress faster than a 2-star Underdog, but your performance on the field is ultimately the biggest factor in your overall progression. Your Weekly Agenda also plays an important role in player development! Focusing your energy in areas like Leadership and Fitness can help boost your progression over the course of your career. Wear & Tear also plays an important role in Road to Glory, because it’s a core part of the weekly player management, progression is balanced around Wear & Tear being enabled. Wear & Tear can be disabled, but doing so reduces XP gained to offset the gameplay advantage of no longer needing to manage your player’s health. We want to reiterate that these are just some of the topics our teams have been tracking and actively working on. Be on the lookout next week for our Campus Huddle, where we'll share the full details on the next Title Update for EA SPORTS College Football 27! Thank you for your passion, your feedback, and for being part of the College Football community. We'll see you on the field! -EASPORTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM

Crashes, Freezes, & Stalls

• Road to Glory Team Selection Crash
  • Issue: The game may crash when attempting to enter the team selection screen in Road to Glory if you have the "High School Experience" setting turned off.
  • Workaround: To bypass this crash, ensure the High School Experience option is turned On when starting your new Road to Glory career.
• DirectX and Graphics Device Errors
  • Issue: Some players may encounter DirectX errors or device creation failures on startup. This is particularly common on PCs with hybrid graphics setups (laptops with both an integrated GPU and a dedicated graphics card) or hardware running below minimum specifications.
  • Workaround: Manually force your computer to run the game on your high-performance dedicated graphics card. You can do this by going to Windows Graphics Settings, adding the game's executable, and selecting High Performance. Additionally, please ensure your graphics card drivers are updated to the newest available release.
• Anti-Cheat Security Stalls
  • Issue: On systems running close to or below minimum specifications, severe system stalls (such as those lasting longer than 10 seconds) may cause the game's background security client to terminate the session, closing the game.
  • Workaround: To prevent resource starvation, close heavy background processes, web browsers, and other applications before launching the game. Ensuring the game is installed on a fast SSD can also mitigate loading stalls.
• Memory Leaks from Extended Background Sessions
  • Issue: Leaving the game running in a minimized, hidden, or background state for several consecutive hours can lead to excessive memory accumulation, eventually causing a graphics driver failure or a game crash.
  • Workaround: Avoid leaving the game minimized or suspended for long periods. If you plan to be away from your PC for an extended duration, save your progress and close the application.
• Practice Mode Crash (Ultimate Team)
  • Issue: Experiencing a network disconnection while actively participating in an Ultimate Team Practice session can occasionally trigger a game crash rather than returning you gracefully to the main menus.
• Career Load/Exit Loading Stalls
  • Issue: Players may experience occasional long loading screen freezes (stalls exceeding 20 seconds) when loading into or exiting Career modes.
  • Workaround: If the game appears to freeze during these transitions, please allow up to 30 seconds for the asset loading system to complete its tasks. If the screen does not progress after this point, a game restart is required.
• General Rendering & Shadow Failures
  • Issue: We are investigating rare, hardware-specific graphics processor crashes linked to shadow rendering and pipeline state compilation during active gameplay.
• Network Disconnection Hang
  • Issue: Severe online network disconnections can occasionally cause the game client to hang indefinitely while attempting to clean up background network queues.
• Graphics Pipeline Compilation Freeze
  • Issue: Toggling menu screens rapidly can trigger a brief game lockup while the graphics engine dynamically compiles un-cached pipeline assets.
• Dynasty Mode Exit Hang
  • Issue: Exiting Dynasty Mode back to the main menu can occasionally trigger a game hang due to background asset streaming conflicts.
• Road to Glory Simulation Moment Lock
  • Issue: In Road to Glory, during simulations of moments where your custom player is not active on the field, the game may get stuck on simulation screens instead of skipping to the next playable play.
• EA Play Trial Entitlement Issue
  • Issue: We’re aware that some players ran into an issue over the weekend when trying to access the EA Play trial on Steam. This issue has now been resolved, and you should be able to launch the trial as expected. If you were affected, please try launching the game again. We apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience while we worked through it over the weekend.
• Deluxe Edition Availability Issue
  • Issue: Users are having trouble with the game not being available despite owning the Deluxe Edition.
  • Workaround: Players likely need to restart Steam (perform a full close and reopen).

Multiplayer Connection Desynchronization

• "Play a Friend" Connection Desynchronization
  • Issue: Players may experience an immediate desynchronization error and be returned to the main menu shortly after coming out of the loading screen in a "Play a Friend" match. This is often caused by mismatched local roster files disagreeing with server data.
• Pre-Play Adjustment Desynchronization
  • Issue: In rare online situations, rapid pre-play adjustments, audible calls, or defensive shifts immediately before the snap can trigger input mismatches between players, leading to a match desync.

Performance & Rendering Hitching

• Window Mode Transition Sluggishness & Multi-Monitor Hitching
  • Issue: Toggling between Windowed, Full Screen, and Borderless settings in the Graphics menu can cause brief screen freezes, input delays, and high CPU usage. Additionally, using a mouse and keyboard in Fullscreen mode on multi-monitor setups may cause performance hitching when moving the cursor across screens.
  • Workaround: For players using multiple monitors or who frequently switch between active apps, running the game in Borderless Windowed mode instead of Fullscreen will prevent transitional freezes and keep performance stable.
• Strand Hair Render Thread Hitching
  • Issue: During character load-in or customization screens, simultaneous generation of multiple high-detail Strand Hair objects can briefly lock up the render thread, causing a noticeable loading movie freeze or skip.
• Edit Player Ratings Hover Lag
  • Issue: In the "Manage Players" Edit Player screen, hovering your mouse cursor over the vertical list of player ratings options can trigger significant menu lag and frame rate drops.
  • Workaround: Use a controller or your keyboard's arrow keys to scroll through player ratings smoothly.
• Manage Practice Player Stats Hover Freeze
  • Issue: Moving your mouse cursor over player stats rows in the Dynasty "Manage Weekly Practice" screen can lock up the menu, preventing further navigation of practice reps.

• 4600 College Football Points
• Exclusive Early Access Solo Challenges
• 83 OVR BND Countdown player item (Choice of 1 of 5)
• 81 OVR BND Cover Athlete Player Item (Choice of 1 of 3)
• 1 Upgradable Player Item
• 100 Dynasty Coach Points
• 250 Road to Glory Skill Points

• Madden NFL 27
• 4600 Madden Points
• 1 Ultimate Team™ Evo Item
• Exclusive Early Access Solo Challenges
• Cover Athlete Elite Ultimate Team™ Player Item
• 300 Franchise Points
• 1 Superstar Legendary XP Boost

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