College Football 26 covers a lot of offensive playbooks, some of which offer new plays and formations that will be a game-changer. Each one is catered to a specific play, but only a few of them are going to be a favorite this year. Introduction of new formations has made many of the playbooks better than last year’s College Football. Here we will take a look at all the best offensive playbooks in College Football 26.
Best Offensive Playbooks in College Football 26
Some of the entries on the list will be a meta this season with the sheer amount and the quality of formations they have under Gun and Pistol. Here are the top 5 best offensive formations in College Football 26.
Rice Offensive Formation
Two major highlights of Rice are the Pistol and Gun formations. Most of the formations in Rice are very Run-Heavy. Here you are going to get a good amount of different Triple options on Pistol formation. Some of the highlights of Pistol formations are: Wingback Double Tight, Wingback Tight, Wingback Slot, Wingback Trips. Rice also offers a good amount of Wingback formation as well as Gun formation.
Some of the formations here complement each other well, such as Motion Triple Option Strong and Motion Triple Option Weak. While you might not get a good passing play when you decide to roll with Rice, the heavy Run plays for Gun and Pistol do make up for it.
UCLA Offensive Formation
The Gun Bunch is the highlight here, specifically Clearout SE OUT (Bunch) (only available in the UCLA Playbook). Here are some of the major formations under Gun: Deuce Close, Y Off Trips Weak, Bunch, Tight Open, Trips, and Trey Open HB strongly. But most here are going to pick UCLA for the Gun bunch formation, focusing on the Clearout SE Out known for deep tight end post and routes that can be easy to bomb coverages.
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UAB Offensive Formation
UAB offers a versatile formation that appeals to every kind of player. The key formations of UAB are Gun: Tight Y Off (Compression), Trips Tight End (Spread), and Bunch Tight End (Bunch formation) under Gun formation. Under Tight Y Off, you have formations such as Tight End Corner, Jet Touch Pass, Jet Split Zone, and Jet Half Back Trap. There are also good formations under the Gate. Here, you have Jet Touch Pass. Bunch Tight End also offers: Inside Zone, Tight End Corner, RPO Alert Bubble, QB Wrap, Mesh Dig (New Play), HB Off Tackle, and Whips.
Trips Tight End missing verticals, but you will still have access to Curl Flat, PA Counter/ Shot Post, and X Spot. You will also get quite a lot of Pistol, I Form, Strong I, Wishbone, Wildcat, and Hail Mary formations.
Houston Offensive Formation
If you are looking for diverse options in Gun formations, then Houston is the pick. A very pass-heavy offense, the highlights here: Normal Y Off Close, Y Off Trips, Trips Tight End (Offers Verticals), Bunch Tight End (New Play: Motion PA Cross Switch), Tight Slots Half Back Weak. Here you have Compression, Spread, Bunch, and Normal Y Off Close.
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Oregon ST Offensive Formation
If you’re looking for new formations, then Oregon State has got you covered. Here we are getting quite a lot of heavy hitters in the Gun formations: Y Off Trio, Y Off Trio Close, Y Off Trip Nasty, Wing Pair, Trips Tight End Offset Weak, Bunch Ace Strong Offset, Bunch Strong Nasty, and Bunch X Nasty.
If you love Bunch formation, Oregon will feel right at home. It does offer quite a good amount of Gun Wingpair and Y Off Trio formations. Some of the popular Gun Wingpair formations are X Close: Outside Zone, HB Toss, PA Verticals, Inside Zone, Spacing Sticks, and more. Y Off Trio Close offers: Inside Zone, Motion Inside Zone, 0 1 Trap, Motion Mesh Rail, and more.
