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What is Texas A&M football's overall raking in EA Sports College Football 26?
With mixed reviews from college football fans across the country, EA Sports College Football 26 officially dropped the top 25 overall teams in the video game that drops on July 10. Among those top-rated teams in this year's edition was the Texas A&M Aggies, who are the No. 8 program in the game with a team ranking of 88 overall. The school ranks as the fourth-best overall team in the Southeastern Conference, with Alabama ranked No. 1, Texas at No. 2, and Georgia at No. 6 in the official ratings before the 2025-2026 campaign begins. Advertisement While Aggie fans are tired of seeing the team ranked high each preseason, resulting in disappointing results, the 2025 preseason just feels different. While EA Sports provided overalls for each program in the top 25, the company released the best offensive and defensive units in this year's edition. Texas A&M ranks at No. 12 in both categories with a 90 overall defense and an 89 overall offense. Here is the full list of team overalls in the 2026 edition: Team Overalls Much to the chagrin of Aggie fans, the rankings also faced much backlash from fans in the replies of the official drop, specifically regarding the game's top 10 teams. The Crimson Tide ranked as the best overall team is extremely generous considering the program did not reach the College Football Playoff last year and head coach Kalen DeBoer is in just his second season at the helm, with many questions about who will step up at the quarterback position. Advertisement As you can imagine, those same feelings toward Alabama were made against the Aggies being at No. 8 on this list, after finishing the season with a loss in the Las Vegas Bowl to the USC Trojans. The ratings in the game will be adjusted accordingly to how the season progresses, however. With potentially one of the best running back rooms in the country featuring a healthy Le'Veon Moss, Rueben Owens and Amari Daniels, sophomore quarterback Marcel Reed and wideouts like NC State transfer KC Concepcion, the Aggies' offense could lead this team to become one of the best in the SEC this season. The 89 overall ranking is justifiable, but the concerns on defense leave me with questions on how EA Sports formulated the rankings. Regardless, the EA Sports College Football 26 video game will release in 13 days on Xbox and PlayStation. The standard edition is $69.99, with the deluxe and MVP editions costing $99.99 and $149.99, respectively. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Dylan on X: @dylanmflippo. This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: What is Texas A&M's overall ranking in EA Sports College Football 26?
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Steve Sarkisian Sends Strong Three-Word Message on Texas
Steve Sarkisian Sends Strong Three-Word Message on Texas originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Why not play for the Texas Longhorns? Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian certainly made a compelling pitch for high school athletes across the country to consider the Longhorns. Sarkisian joined the 3rd & Longhorn podcast this week, hosted by several former Texas players, and discussed what makes his football program and the university itself so great. Advertisement "If I know nothing, who's the one school that's gone to back-to-back College Football Playoffs and back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinals?," Sarkisian began. "Who is the one school their first year in the SEC went to the SEC Championship Game? Who has the most draft picks in the NFL Draft the last two years? Who's had six defensive lineman drafted in the last three years and five running backs drafted in the last three years?" Sarkisian didn't stop there. He kept spewing off numerous accolades Texas has reached over the last few years. "Who's had a receiver taken in the first round the last two years? Who has, last year, signed the No. 1 class in the country? The year before that a top-three class in the country," Sarkisian said. Advertisement "All the while, that's occurring at a top-five public institution in the United States. All the while, being part of an athletic department that has won four of the last five Director's Cups." The podcast interview quickly made its rounds on social media and Sarkisian had a simple three-word response. "The Total Package," he said. Sarkisian could potentially land another No. 1 in 2026 as the Longhorns are currently trending for several other five-star prospects. Related: Texas Trending for Several More Five-Star Recruits in 2026 Class This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Texas Dealt Unfortunate Recruiting News on Friday
Texas Dealt Unfortunate Recruiting News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns have high expectations for their second season in the SEC, following a trip to the SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff. Advertisement While Texas had a good season, it was not enough to secure the commitment of an in-state talent. On3's Hayes Fawcett reported that four-star cornerback Chace Calicut committed to the Georgia Bulldogs over Texas and the Michigan Wolverines. Texas and Georgia both hosted Calicut for an official visit this month. The Longhorns had the most recent visit on June 20, while the Bulldogs' visit was on June 6. Calicut comes in at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds and is a native of Houston, Texas. Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian. Sara Diggins / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Calicut is the No. 15 cornerback in the On3 Industry Rankings for the 2026 class. He also held offers from the Washington Huskies, Ole Miss Rebels, Texas A&M Aggies, LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide and others. Advertisement If he had chosen Texas, Calicut would have joined a class highlighted by five-star quarterback Dia Bell, five-star edge rusher Richard Wesley, and four-star athlete Jermaine Bishop Jr. The Longhorns do have a cornerback commit from the 2026 class, in four-star prospect Hayward Howard Jr. More bad news came Texas' way on Thursday regarding four-star defensive lineman James Johnson. A prediction was made for Georgia to land the top defensive lineman in the 2026 class over Texas and the Florida Gators. It has not been all bad for the Longhorns lately. A prediction for Texas to land four-star defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland came true. He committed to Texas on June 21. Advertisement Texas opens the 2025 season against the Ohio State Buckeyes on August 30. Kickoff is at Noon ET on Fox. Related: Texas Insider Names 5-Star Longhorns Have 'Mountain' to Climb With This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Louisiana Supreme Court awards Ed Orgeron's ex-wife $8 million in dispute over former LSU coach's buyout
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that former LSU coach Ed Orgeron owes his ex-wife Kelly nearly half of the buyout he received from the school. In a 5-2 ruling, the court said Kelly Orgeron should receive $8.13 million from the buyout since the two were married when Ed signed his contract extension with LSU in January 2020. Orgeron was rewarded with a new contract just after the Tigers went undefeated throughout the 2019 college football season and won the College Football Playoff. Advertisement Ed Orgeron filed for divorce six weeks after he signed the extension, though the contract was not officially approved by the school's board until divorce proceedings had begun. Orgeron received nearly $17 million from the school when he was fired. The supreme court's decision reversed a 2024 lower court ruling in favor of the coach. Three judges who ruled on the case were temporary replacements because of recusals. 'The lower courts failed to recognize that even if the employment agreement could be considered a 'new' obligation rather than a fulfillment of the requirements of the binding term sheet, because it was made effective during the existence of the community, the contract is a community asset in which both husband and wife have an interest,' Judge Jefferson Hughes wrote for the majority in the ruling. 'Property acquired during the community is presumed to be community property.' Orgeron became LSU's coach during the 2016 season after Les Miles was fired and led the Tigers to a 6-2 record after taking over. After 19 wins over the 2017 and 2018 seasons, LSU went 15-0 in 2019 with an offense led by Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Clyde Edwards-Helaire that scored more than 48 points per game. Burrow won the Heisman after the Tigers dismantled Georgia 37-10 in the SEC championship game. The Tigers had five first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft and 14 overall, but things quickly went downhill for LSU after that season. The Tigers went just 5-5 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and then 6-6 in 2021 as the school announced midseason that Orgeron would not return for 2022 after a 3-3 start. Since he was fired at LSU, Orgeron has not held a formal college football coaching role.
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Georgia's overall rating for College Football 26 revealed
The Georgia Bulldogs have an overall rating of 88 in College Football 26. Georgia has the sixth-highest team rating in the popular EA Sports video game. The Bulldogs are one of seven different teams rated as 88 overall. EA Sports ranks the Alabama Crimson Tide as the top team in the country with a rating of 89. Alabama has the nation's top defensive rating (96) in the country. The Crimson Tide are rated 89 on offense. Advertisement Georgia has the nation's fourth-best defense with a rating of 92. The Bulldogs have the No. 13 offense with a rating of 87. College Football 26 will be released on July 10 with some players being able to access the game as early as July 7. Last year, EA Sports' beloved video game returned for the first time in over a decade for College Football 25. Last year, Georgia the highest overall rating of any college football team (95) when the game was initially released. The Dawgs started with the top ranked offense and the second-best defense. The 10 highest rated teams in College Football 26 Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Daylen Everette (6) pursues Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams (2) during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Will McLelland-Imagn Images Follow UGAWire on Instagram or Threads! This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: UGA football has the sixth-highest rated team in College Football 26
