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With College Football 26 in full swing, players are diving deep into College Ultimate Team (CUT), and if you’re serious about staying ahead of the game, now is the time to lock in. Whether you’re grinding solos
CFB 26 Coins, hunting for the best training value, or trying to make big coins before the market drops, there’s a lot going on. Here’s a full breakdown of everything you should be doing right now-plus how you can take advantage of Underdog Fantasy to get in on even more action.
College Ultimate Team: Weekly Grind and Season 1 Deadline
The Season 1 field pass ends in under two weeks, so time is ticking if you want to secure your rewards. Here are the most important tasks:
Daily and Weekly Objectives
New objectives drop every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Complete them before the cutoff or you’ll miss out on valuable XP.
Don’t sleep on daily XP either-it adds up fast.
Milestones
Milestones are permanent and are where the bulk of your XP will come from. Completing these will help you get to Level 51, where you’ll earn the Season 1 Token-essential for upgrading a Season 1 player to 87 OVR.
Not hitting 51 yet? Without buying levels, most players top out around level 42-43 right now. With today’s XP, you could push close to 50.
Which Players to Target With Your Token?
At Level 51, you’ll unlock the Season 1 Token, which upgrades any trophy-store player to 87 OVR. Top picks include:
Xavier Scott
Other trophy-store exclusives
Don’t forget to spend your trophies wisely-they likely won’t carry over into Season 2. EA hasn’t confirmed a conversion rate, but if it mirrors last year, they’ll likely get converted into coins at a low value. Spend now to maximize returns.
Best Solo Challenges to Prioritize
Solos are the best low-risk, steady way to build your team. Here’s what you should focus on:
Mountain Dew Solos / Tower Challenges-Roughly 4 hours to complete, earns an 85 OVR CB.
Fresh Faces / Standouts / Alumni-Solid value, quick to finish.
Mainstays Solos-These just dropped, but worth completing ASAP.
Name of the Game-You can wait on these. Objectives stack across weeks, so it’s smart to grind them all later.
A Coin Method That Works: Overtime House Rules
If you’re short on coins, the Overtime House Rules mode is a reliable way to earn 50,000+ coins per hour.
How it works:
Win two games, then lose the third (intentionally).
Doing so nets you 7,000 coins.
Important: Don’t quit instantly-EA’s system may mistake it for cheating. Miss a field goal or run field goal block and let your opponent score to safely finish the game.
Update: If you win all three games, you’ll now get an 80+ BND-but not the coins. So, two wins then a smart loss is still the best return.
Use it to open 87+ Mainstays packs-they can include players like:
Travis Hunter
Cordell Stewart
Carnell Tate
Leonard Moore
These new additions will be most expensive at launch, so open your packs and sell immediately.
Summer Rush Market Impact: What You Should Do
The Summer Rush promo is going to flood the market. Expect:
Limited-time players
Pack boosts
Step offers, boosters, bundles, and more
This means player prices will drop across the board, especially for high-tier LTDs. You should already be acting on this if you haven’t:
Sell High, Buy Low
Sell any expensive limiteds now (if you haven’t already).
Examples: Travis Hunter, Cordell Stewart, DJ Burks, even AJ Green (who already dropped from 700K to 600K).
Expect Carnell Tate (88 SPD, 6’3″) to quickly dethrone AJ Green as the WR1.
Prices will tank once Summer Rush hits and packs flood the market.
If you panic sell once EA tweets the promo, you’re already too late. The savvy players sold off days ago. Always stay one step ahead.Long-Term Play: Champion Cards and Objectives
If you’re wondering whether to grind “Name of the Game” objectives now or later-wait. These objectives track over 12 weeks, and you can knock them out all at once later when the final set drops. Completing all of them will earn you a free Champion card.
The current rewards aren’t great individually, but the end reward is worth the long grind.
TL;DR: What You Should Be Doing Right Now
Grind daily and weekly objectives for max XP
Finish milestones to get to Level 51
Spend trophies-they won’t carry over buy CUT 26 Coins
Knock out solos, especially Mountain Dew and Mainstays
Use Overtime House Rules to make 50K/hour
Sell expensive LTDs before Summer Rush drops
Use cheap training to open 87+ packs, sell pulls instantly
Wait on “Name of the Game” until more weeks are out