Tennessee football will be represented by head coach Josh Heupel and coordinators in the new College Football 26 video game.
Along with Heupel, offensive coordinator Joey Halzle and defensive coordinator Tim Banks will be in the game.
This is the second year the franchise has been revived and first with real-world coaches in the game.
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On Friday morning, the Vols joined most of the other FBS schools in the country in announcing their head coach and coordinators will be featured in the game.
Former Tennessee coach Butch Jones of Arkansas State has also been announced.
While the game includes a good number of real athletes as playable characters on the field, the coaches will now join with their name alongside the programs. It is expected for the likeness of the head coaches to also be seen on the sideline during games.
It is also expected that users will be able to fire and hire coaches. This means you can let go of a coordinator as the head coach of a program and possibly even hire a former head coach that is on the market down the road in a 'dynasty' mode.
This is the second year the College Football video game series has been revived since 2014. This year, EA Sports laid out a good bit of differences from last year's game.
The game will release on July 10, 2025, with early access beginning on July 7.
Here are some features the publisher laid out.
- 2,700 new plays
- Thousands of athletes
- More than 300 real-world coaches
- Enhanced offensive and defensive mechanics
- New stunts and twists
- Dynamic subsitutions
- Revamped stadium pulse for next-level homefield advantage
- Over 160 new school-specific chants
- 10 new PA tracks
- Commentary from Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack
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