How to Play in College Football 26

EA Sports has provided several new mechanics and gameplay College Football 26. However, one of the more noteworthy changes implemented by developers is called “eyeless, no challenge” and it has to do with defenders who need to turn their heads around and face the ball to intercept the ball. In the past, it seemed as if defenders had their eyes behind their heads, even able to pick up passes without watching the ball.

Although this change is important, you also need to understand another mechanic who will accompany it: shake the ball. Now your defender needs to actually face the ball to intercept the ball, and if you want to stop finishing the game on defense, playing is more important than ever. You can find out how to impress the ball in a college football game in the guide below.

How to play with defenders

Fortunately, the process of pinball is very simple. The short answer is you Impress the ball by squares on Xbox or PS5. The problem with mechanics is that it doesn't always work. After you read the general steps about waving the ball in CFB 26, we will give you more explanations:

• After the opponent quarterback throws the ball, switch your user player to the closest person to the ball throwing it (you can do this by pressing the circle/b)
• When you use the defender, wait for the ball to approach your hand. This is better if your defender is not heading towards the ball, because you want to try to intercept the pass instead of throwing it away in this case
• When your defender usually tries to intercept the ball, you need Press Square (PlayStation)/X (Xbox) to play
• If you time the SWAT correctly and your defender is in the right position, they should shake the ball from the receiver's hand before they have a chance to catch it

With the new “eyeless, no pick” mechanic, your defender will magically intercept the pass while chasing the receiver. So when you put the defender on the back near the ball, swing pass is the best way to exclude the ball from the receiver’s hands.

Of course, a lot of things happen when this happens. Not only do you have to use the correct defender manually, but you also have to keep in sync with the receiver when you are scheduled SWAT and then press the SWAT button at the right time.

To make things more difficult, no matter you seem to do everything correctly, the Swat mechanic won't always work. We entered practice mode in CFB 26 and tried the SWAT mechanic several times each time using the same setting. SWAT is working most of the time, but there are several instances where the defender does not raise his hand to open the ball. This may be due to tiny timing differences, distance between us and the receiver or other factors, but be prepared to make the SWAT slightly inconsistent.

Either way, the basic shaking process is pressing square/x when the ball is close to the back. As long as you know this and understand the general timing of trying to impress the ball, you should lower the mechanic. You're going to try to put your defender in the position of kicking and intercepting the ball, but the changes in CFB 26 make this more difficult than in the past few years.

Now that you've got a look at how to play on defense, why not check The best defensive scripts in CFB 26 So, can you make the most of the mechanic? We've also crossed The best offensive script If you want to cover both sides of the ball.