When College Football 25 came out in July, it was something that college football fans all over had been waiting for. It was the first college football game that was released in a decade. Ohio State football fans couldn't wait to play this game, including me.
Now, College Football 26 will be coming out this summer. It will be the second version of the game, and it's expected to have a lot of improvements from last year's version. This will be a version of the game in which the Ohio State Buckeyes are the defending national champions.
There was a leaked photo of the supposed cover of the game that was floating around on social media. It looked like the Buckeyes were very well represented on the cover. In fact, there were three Ohio State football representatives on the cover of the game.
The Ohio State football program had three representatives on College Football 26 game cover
The Buckeyes are much more represented in next year's version of the game. Jeremiah Smith is in the front row of the picture on the cover. Caleb Downs is also there, as is head coach Ryan Day.
EARLY LOOK: EA Sports College Football 26 cover photo (Deluxe Edition)
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Athletes included: Bryce Underwood, DJ Lagway, Garrett Nussmeier, Jeremiyah Love, Ryan Williams, Jeremiah Smith, Caleb Downs, Sam Leavitt & Dylan Stewart.
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Ohio State is well-represented on the cover, as it should be. As the defending national champions, they should have the most representatives from the program on the cover. They are the best team in the country, and they should get rewarded for their success.
Day being on the cover gives us a hint that real college coaches could be in the game for the first time ever. That's not a feature that has been in any of the college football video games in the past. That would be an interesting new wrinkle to the game that hasn't been there before.
The Buckeyes need all of those members of the program to be great this season if they want to repeat as champions. They have a lot of competition from around the country who will be trying to hunt them down.