College Football 26 Road to Glory: How to Earn Scholarship Offers Build your legacy from high school hero to college standout with smart moment selection and recruiting strategy

After choosing your position, star level, and archetype, your Road to Glory story begins in high school. This early phase is crucial — your performance here determines which colleges come knocking with scholarship offers.

Each week, you’ll pick from a set of “moments” to play. These are key game scenarios designed to showcase your skills. Completing them successfully earns you tape scores, which act as your overall scouting reputation.

The catch? You only get a limited number of moments each week, and each one comes with a multiplier depending on what different schools prioritize. For example, a QB school like Alabama might value passing touchdowns more heavily, while a defensive powerhouse like Georgia could prioritize tackles or sacks.

Choose moments that align with your position and the schools you’re targeting.

📈 Earning Tape Scores and Scholarships

Your tape score is what gets you noticed — it’s the metric recruiters use to gauge your potential. Every moment you complete adds to your total, and once you’ve built enough momentum, you’ll start seeing scholarship offers roll in.

A few key tips:

Pick moments strategically. Don’t just chase easy wins — go for moments that best reflect your strengths.
Don’t wait too long. Schools fill up fast, and delaying your progress could mean missing your shot at top programs.
Balance difficulty and risk. You get limited retries, so avoid going overly conservative — but don’t blow your chances with reckless play, either.

🏫 Managing Your Recruiting Board

Your recruiting board tracks your progress toward each school’s interest level. For instance, you might already have an offer from Rutgers while still trying to earn attention from Ole Miss.

Certain moments have school-specific multipliers, meaning performing well in those can give your relationship with that particular school a big boost.

You can manage your recruiting board using the following controls:

Hold R2/RT – Reorder schools on your list
Hold Triangle/Y – Remove a school from your board
Press X/A – Swap schools directly

Reordering your priorities can help you stay focused on the programs that still have open spots or align best with your playstyle.

🏆 Final Tips

There’s nothing like that first run onto the field once you’ve locked in your scholarship — and every play leading up to it matters. Focus on:

Picking moments that reflect your archetype
Maximizing tape scores with school multipliers
Managing your recruiting board efficiently

With the right mix of performance and planning, you’ll go from a high school hopeful to a college football star in no time.