If there was ever one game that fans have been waiting years for its return, it’s EA Sports College Football.
That wish came true a few years ago to enjoy the review. Since then, however, it has been as bad as Penn State’s 2025 season. (Spoiler alert: it was cruel)
Our own Ethan Krieger had the pleasure of reviewing this year’s release, and while we enjoyed the gameplay, he pretty much hated everything else.
“EA Sports College Football 27 is fun to play when you’re on the field and involved in the game, but there’s a lot that happens off the field that can be seen in passing,” he said in his closing remarks. “It’s still an episode or two away from working properly, and it’s full of quirks and inconsistencies that should be ironed out by now.”
The biggest problem is the game’s microtransactions, there are too many of them. The public outcry was loud, and it seems EA was listening.
EA Sports: “We missed the mark”
In an announcement on social media, the EA Sports College Football account said it will remove all paid progression options from both Road to Glory and Online Dynasty.
They begin by talking about how they intend to deliver “deep [College Football] experience to date,” supported by Dynasty Blueprint, new positions on Road to Glory, and “the best college football game to date.” And, when it came to the gameplay side of things, we liked what we saw! It’s a game that left a sour taste in our mouths. We’re not the only ones who feel that way.
However, your response to Road To Glory and Dynasty is that we missed the mark with the introduction of paid progression options. These were added outside of the deep mode progression with the intention of giving players more choice, but that said they didn’t add the value we intended.
On the morning of July 11, 2026, EA Sports will remove all paid progression options from Road To Glory and Dynasty. They also added that the team is “moving quickly to respond to feedback in the game,” and more communication is expected next week to share the overall goal of College Football 27.
It’s been a busy week of online backlash against unpopular decisions in sports.
In response to Sony’s decision to stop production of virtual PlayStation games in 2028, there is an online petition about the game steam in hopes of reversing their decision. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t expect much to change there, as people cancel their PlayStation Plus subscriptions. That lost money is a drop in the bucket of huge cash that Sony will save by going 100% digital for its games.
EA Sports College Football is a little different, though. First is the fact that the game is supported by one of the most passionate fans in all of gaming. Combine that with the fact that College football fans are, in general, some of the most rabid fans you’ll ever see, and it’s a perfect storm of public rallying to force EA’s hands.
During a celebration of the game’s subreddit, one commented, “Yall bullied them too much to take you out of the community W wish the 2k community was like this.” Indeed, this is a huge fan of sports fans everywhere. Yes, microtransactions will always be present in these games, and as others point out in that thread, if it’s just cosmetic, that’s one thing. One person says, Yes as a $4.99 jersey pack with 100+ uniforms can be digested. It could be compatible with regular ‘DLC’.” What EA Sports did to College Football 27, was very unacceptable. Thankfully, they have reversed course.
