We intended to see just how the North Texas groups would certainly do if we substitute their periods in the brand-new university football computer game.
DALLAS– EA University Football 26 launched to the general public on Thursday, noting the 2nd year of the video game after a decade-long lack.
The video game’s return last summertime was a large success, with greater than 2.2 million individuals playing the video game throughout an early-access duration prior to its launch. We damaged down the most effective ranked groups in the video game and the highest-rated gamers on Texas colleges in this short article.
Since the video game is out, we determined to imitate the 2025-26 period for the North Texas colleges– SMU, TCU and UNT– to see just how they made out. Right here were the outcomes:
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SMU
- Record: 10-3( 6-2 in ACC, fourth)– Made University Football Playoff (CFP )as No. 9 seed, yet shed to No. 8 seed Florida, 30-27
- Result:
- Started out the period 8-0, yet shed to ultimate ACC jogger up Miami (14-2 ), Miami took place to championship game as the No. 3 seed and shed to No. 1 Texas.
- Missed out on ACC title video game (Miami vs. Fight it out; Fight it out dismayed Miami in ACC champion).
- SMU still made CFP as the last readily available at-large group; 3 ACC groups in the field
- Champions rated listed below SMU: No. 10 seed Fight it out, ACC champ; 11 seed Iowa State, Big 12 champ; 12 seed UNLV, MWC champ)
- Key wins: vs No. 12 Baylor( 11-3), @ Clemson( 9-4 )
- Key losses: vs. No. 2 Miami( 14-2), vs. Louisville (9-4)
- Offensive stats:
- 5th-best crime in country lawns per video game( 457.9)
- 23rd-ranked racking up crime in the nation/2nd in ACC( 35.6 ppg)
- Defensive stats:
- 3 rd-worst protection in AAC YPG (415)
- Scoring protection was 6th-best in ACC( 24.3 ppg)–” bend yet do not damage” defense
- T-2nd in ACC in INTs (15 )– T-8th nationally
- Top passer: Jennings: 68 %conclusion, 4,335 lawns, 31 goals 5 interceptions; 160 hurries, 349 hurrying lawns, 5 hurrying touchdowns
- Top rusher: T.J. Harden: 201 hurries, 914 lawns, 9 touchdowns
- Top receiver( s) : 2, 1,000 lawn receivers: Jalen Cooper( 61 functions, 1,086 lawns, 6 goals); Romello Brinson( 73 functions, 1,051 lawns, 15 goals)
- Leading tackler: Rocket Rahimi( 90 deals with)
- No nationwide honors won by gamers or coaches: Closest was Isaiah Nwokobia for Jim Thorpe (third), Nagurski( 5th), Bednarik( fifth); Kevin Jennings for Davey O’Brien( 7th)
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TCU
- Record: 7-6 (4-5 in Large 12, 10th)– dish eligible, defeated San Diego St. in Tony the Tiger Sunlight Dish, 41-13
- Result:
- Season opener win versus Costs Belichick and UNC when driving, began 2-0 yet shed to SMU, which began a downturn.
- The Horned Frogs shed 6 of their following 7 video games, defeating just Kansas State because time frame. The losses came versus rated SMU, rated Arizona State, rated Colorado, rated Baylor and rated Iowa State
- Key wins: @ UNC, vs No. 22 BYU
- Key losses: vs No. 7 SMU, @ No. 21 Arizona St, vs No. 17 CU, vs No. 12 Baylor
- Offensive stats:
- 5th-best crime in lawns per video game in Large 12( 425.9)
- 9th in racking up crime( 32.1 ppg)
- Defensive stats:
- 4 th-worst protection lawns per video game in Large 12( 416.7)
- 3rd-worst in racking up protection (30.1 ppg)
- Top passer: Josh Hoover was 2nd in the Large 12 in passing lawns( 4,124), 3rd for goals (34 ), tossed one of the most interceptions in the Large 12 (12)
- Top receiver: Jordan Dwyer led the Large 12 in obtaining lawns (1,459), 3rd in functions (88 ), 2nd in goals( 13 )
- Leading tackler: Channing Canada( 90 deals with )
- No nationwide honors won by gamers or coaches: Closest was Dwyer in Biletnikoff (sixth)
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North Texas
- Record: 5-7( 3-5 AAC, 9th in AAC)– missed out on dish game
- Result:
- Started out 3-1 with sway Military and Western Michigan, after that shed 3 straight( South Alabama, N0. 25 USF, UTSA)
- Finished 2-3 down the stretch
- Key wins: @ Western Michigan (9-5 and ultimate MAC Champs )
- Key losses: South Alabama, USF, UTSA( the three-game losing touch )
- Offensive stats:
- 6th-best crime in American Athletic Seminar( AAC) for lawns per video game( 385.4)
- 6th worst racking up crime( 26.2 ppg)
- Defensive stats:
- 3rd-worst (10/13) in lawns per video game permitted (436.3 )
- Middle of AAC (sixth out of 13) in racking up protection( 28.8 ppg permitted )
- Top passer: Reese Poffenbarger– 54% conclusion, 3,438 passing lawns, 21 passing goals, 12 interceptions; 114 hurries, 91 lawns, 2 touchdowns
- Top rusher: Shaadie Clayton-Johnson– 150 brings, 669 lawns, 13 touchdowns
- Top receiver( s) : 4 receivers had comparable numbers– Dalton Carnes( 60 functions, 888, lawns, 9 goals ), Landon Sides (66-832-2), Simeon Evans( 57-695-4), Tre Williams III, TE (57-619-3).
