EA Sports College Football 26 Guide – How To Get Skill Points And Upgrade Player

EA Sports College Football 26 is here and brings back the deep player customization for its career mode. How you can actually earn the points to put towards that customization is not always apparent however.

This guide for EA Sports College Football 26 is all about getting as many Skill Points as you can in order to upgrade your player.

Get The Best Start

The first step to maximizing your available skill points starts right on the ‘Choose Your Journey’ page where you select your player’s path. Elite athletes get the most Skill Points at their disposal, with the fewest being awarded to the Underdog.

Set A Weekly Agenda

A time management mechanic, the Weekly Agenda determines your athlete’s activities during the week, and must be carefully adjusted for maximum benefit using the Energy budget available. Training earns XP towards the levelling bar and each level accomplished earns Skill Points. On the flipside, excessive Training can cause Wear & Tear Impact and have an adverse impact on their performance, and potentially cause injuries. Neglecting other Meters, such as Academics, can also handicap your player.

Milestone completion also contributes XP towards the bar.

Perform Practice Drills

Practice Drills under the Skill tab in the Road To Glory Practice Hub can earn more XP for your athlete, but are dependent on actual performance. A poor showing in drills can prove detrimental to your player’s Coach Trust and future prospects.

Undertake Challenges

A variety of challenges in the Daily, Seasonal, and Ultimate categories can contribute XP as your player perfects his skills and makes use of those talents.

Play Your Position

Actual match performance has a significant impact on progression, expectedly. Simply play the position you have, and you will earn XP for doing your designated duties. Repeatedly ignoring them, on the other hand, will lose Coach Trust and slow your progression to a crawl.

Upgrading Player

Five weeks into Road To Glory, after your player is in college, you will be able to start upgrading your player.

All those accrued Skill Points can be used to upgrade any of six ratings in the Upgrade Player menu under Road To Glory. These ratings have sub-statistics that are based on player position, and are not individually tweakable, but can be improved by spending Skill Points to purchase point increases for the relevant rating. The Strength stat can be raised by adding Skill Points to Power, for example, while Awareness is increased by improving IQ.

There is an exponential increase to Skill Point cost for each rating, based on how high that rating already is.

That is how to earn as many Skill Points as possible in EA Sports College Football 26 and upgrade your player.