Momemtum feels more pervasive than ever, too. Beyond the crowd and stadium effects based around the on-field happenings, a new “Out of Body” system accurately captures the feel of when a star takes over a game. A quarterback who gets hot, for example, will have his ratings boosted.

Here are the Hawkeyes' ratings upon the release of the game: Iowa's overall took a dip compared to last year's game when the team was an 87 overall and the 25th ranked team in the entire game. Here are the Hawkeyes' top 11-rated players. Five players are on defense, four on offense and two on special teams.

LSU football running back Harlem Berry is one of the top true freshman in College Football 26. Here's where he ranks.