Will the real Ryan Day please stand up?
Your first look at College Football 26 - more ways than ever to bring glory home.
— EASPORTSCollege (@EASPORTSCollege) May 28, 2025
Coming July 10. Full reveal tomorrow.
: https://t.co/VZn1m93N6o pic.twitter.com/0iA8RJkH9n
EA Sports unveiled its first stock image of Ryan Day appearing in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 26 video game, and the visual was met with mixed opinions from fans.
Ohio State HC Ryan Day IRL vs in EA CFB 26
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 28, 2025
Coaches were officially confirmed to be in the game by EA yesterday pic.twitter.com/VZptFlumR3
nailed it pic.twitter.com/uZTkF3fQ6o
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) May 28, 2025
Thats Brian Night, Ryan Days twin.
— (@CodyHettinger) May 28, 2025
Is this Dyan Ray?
— Worth Snider (@WorthSnider10) May 28, 2025
Who the hell is coaching ohio state
— Official Ohio State DG (@DylanEveryday) May 28, 2025
Is that supposed to be Ryan Day?
— jared (@jaredismyname_) May 28, 2025
Licensed coaches is a good thing, even if he doesnt completely look like Ryan Day
— The Titans Rundown (@TitansRundown) May 28, 2025
Damn they did Ryan dirty with this
— Brian Hartlines Cigar (@OfficialQBGuru) May 28, 2025
Accuracy of Day's likeness aside, it's at least a fun feature that Ohio State's coach (and others across the sport) will be featured in this year's version of the game, considering all head coaches in last year's edition were fictional. Day was one of several coaches to appear on the deluxe edition cover along with Penn State's James Franklin, Georgia's Kirby Smart, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Oregon's Dan Lanning, Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin and Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham.
Of course, OSU wideout Jeremiah Smith is one of two featured athletes on the standard edition of the cover, along with Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams. Smith, Day and safety Caleb Downs are all included on the deluxe edition cover.
