Overview
Review the College Football 26 Rulebook.
Tournament Format: Best-of-1(Bo1)
Join the lobby and Ready Up within the period.
Communicate via Match Lobby Chat.
Home Teams will create private matches and send invitations.
Spectators are approved using Match Lobby Chat per section 7.7 Match Spectating of the league’s Competition Rulebook.
If there are any issues, finish the current game, then notify PlayVS Support for further assistance.
Please review the PlayVS Game Day Protocol for more details.
Setting Up the Match
Add Players with EA Connect
College Football 26 is available for cross-play. To compete in matches, all players must add their opponents using the in-game EA Connect feature. To connect:
Press in the Right Stick (R3) to open EA Connect.
Navigate to the Player search tab.
Enter your opponent's EA ID.
The EA ID is shown in the upper-right of the EA Connect page.
Select Add Friend to send an invite.
Accept the invitation through the pop-up, or under the Friend Requests tab.
Create the Custom Game (Home Team)
Open College Football 26
Select Play a Friend
Confirm the Game Settings are correctly listed:
Fatigue: On
Injuries: Off
Even Teams: On
Quarter Length: 5 Min
Game Skill: Heisman
Accelerated Clock: 20 sec
Weather: Off
Select your opponent’s in-game name to send the invite
Join the Custom Game (Away Team)
Open College Football 26
Wait for and accept the Invite from the home team
If the invite is missed, accept the invitation from the EA Connect page.
Match Protocol (All Players)
Both players select their Teams, and adjust team settings and uniforms to their preference.
Players can use rulebooks from separate teams as long as they are not custom playbooks.
Away teams may set their Accessibility - Dynamic Camera Effects to Off to disable the in-game Stadium Pulse feature.
For more information, see section 1.8 Special Rules.
Once confirmed, both players will click Ready and begin the game.
If a disconnection occurs, refer to section 1.6 Game Disconnection in the College Football 26 Rulebook.
Pauses are bound to the features and limitations of College Football 26.
Excessive pausing is not allowed.
If a rule violation occurs, pause the game, notify PlayVS Support, and head to the Match Lobby Chat to communicate further.
Once the game is complete, both teams will confirm the results using the Match Assistant.
Post-Match Process
After both teams agree to the final game's result using the PlayVS Match Assistant, the match will complete and results will be recorded.
Take in-game screenshots at the end of each game for your records.
If the Match Assistant is skipped, coaches are responsible for verifying that results have been reported manually
Matches without results will be quarantined, and risk a match loss for both teams by default.
If results are not accurate, then contact PlayVS Support for further assistance.
By default, rulebooks overrule match instructions. Please reach out to support if you find any conflicting information.