EA Sports won't place its beloved video game series in the transfer portal, announcing the return of "College Football 26" this summer.

Following the tremendous success of its predecessor, EA Sports confirms on social media that College Football 26 is officially happening.

College Football 26 will be released this summer following the resounding success of last year's game, EA Sports has announced. The series' X/Twitter account announced the incoming sequel. "We said this place would be full again,

EA Sports College Football 26 has been teased for the first time by EA and a summer release date has seemingly been locked in.

College football fans were finally able to play the sport’s first video game in 11 years last summer. The game, EA Sports College Football 25, brought a ton of fanfare, finishing 2024 as the best-selling video game in the United States.

Electronic Arts has announced EA Sports College Football 26 and revealed that the game will launch sometime this summer.

After the first college football season with an updated game, fans have been clamoring for another version of the game. On Thursday, EA Sports announced that College Football 26 will be released this summer, and fans were quick to give their takes on who should be the next cover athlete for the game.

PS5 and Xbox Series X owners can snag a copy of EA Sports College Football 25 at Best Buy right now for just $25 (down from $70). Best Buy does not say how long this limited-time discount will last, so it's worth picking up the game while it's still available.