We know some of you already purchased the Deluxe Edition of ‘College Football 26‘ and are already enjoying many of the features on the newest release of the game, and battling it out with friends and foes alike across the country. We’re also pretty sure most of you visiting this homer Ohio State site are using the Buckeyes to dominate the competition.
If so, then there’s no doubt you’ve noticed some of the ratings now visible and available in the game, including where Ohio State ranks, who the top players are in the game, what Buckeye players are rated, and much more. One thing many fans may not know, however, is that the head coaches in the game are also ranked and rated, and that includes OSU head coach Ryan Day. But what does EA Sports think of Day?
Coming fresh off a College Football national championship, you would expect Day to be highly rated in the game, and that’s definitely the case. In fact, Day is rated as the third best coach in the game behind only Kirby Smart of Georgia and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. All three have a “prestige” of an A+, but Smart and Swinney both have an overall rating of 80, while Day has a rating of 72.
Rounding out the top ten behind those three are Steve Sarkisian of Texas (68), Oregon’s Dan Lanning (66), Penn State head coach James Franklin (64), Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman (63), Kalen DeBoer of Alabama (62), LSU’s Brian Kelly (62), and Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss (61).
Of note, Michigan man Sherrone Moore is nowhere to be found. I think there are a lot of folks around the country who would want Day over Swinney because it sure feels like the way things are going in college football has made him a bit of a dinosaur, but the Clemson head coach does have two national championships, so I guess that’s the tiebreaker.
Either way, Day continues to gain prestige and respect in coaching circles, the media, and yes, the virtual video game realm.
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