3 Tips to Prevent Wear and Tear in College Football 26

In College Football 26, nothing is more frustrating than a key player getting injured late or having such a huge stat reduction from Wear and Tear that they are essentially useless. But, there are a few things you can do to remedy this in CFB 26.

#1: Adjust your Auto Subs

Changing your Auto Subs in College Football 26 Dynasty allows you to keep position groups fresher and can prevent a lot of Wear and Tear injuries, especially for high-volume and high-impact positions like RB, EDGE, O-line, and LB.

To try this, follow these steps:

1. Go to Dynasty mode
2. Find Auto Subs in the Coaching tab
3. Adjust your Wear and Tear subbing strategy to “Keep Fresh” or create a custom slider
   1. Tip: For custom sliders, I recommend using a 65/80 split for positions like RB, or simply using Keep Fresh

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#2: Manually rotate players in-game

Sometimes, Auto Subs just aren’t enough, and you need to manage your roster on the fly. Here’s how to do so in CFB 26 to prevent Wear and Tear.

1. After you have called a play and before you snap the ball, click up on the directional pad.
   1. Here, you can see your player’s Wear and Tear.
2. If a player has one point missing from their Wear and Tear status bar, consider giving them a possession or a quarter to rest. This will replenish their Wear and Tear and help prevent injuries or pesky stat reductions.

Keep an eye on this every few plays, and you should be much better off with player injuries!

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#3: Value Players with High Toughness stat

Toughness is a stat in College Football 26 that has a very select use case, and that is Wear and Tear. So, the tougher a player, the less they will be affected by Wear and Tear.

Other stats like Stamina and Injury help as well, but if you are manually progressing your players in Dynasty mode, consider slotting some points into Toughness!

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