College football is back once again withEA Sports College Football 26, and even veteran players who buy the game every year have some trouble remembering the controls sometimes. Not much has changed this year inCollege Football 26, but how to throw a lob pass is one of the biggest questions that players are asking yet again.

The new passing systems introduced inCollege Football 25return this year, but they’re still the same as last year. Despite that, someNCAA 26players are having trouble getting the game to register a lob pass in the first place, even though most people are very familiar with their preferred passing style at this point. This affects some Ultimate Team challenges, too, so here’s what you need to know about lob passes inEA Sports College Football 26.

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How to Throw a Lob Pass in College Football 26

To throw a lob pass inCollege Football 26, all you have to do islightly tap the buttonabove your desired receiver. No matter your preferred passing style, the input method for a lob pass is always the same. If you press the button too hard or press a shoulder button alongside the receiver’s button, you’ll end up throwing a different pass.

Some players are having trouble getting the game to register that they’ve thrown a lob pass incertain game modeslike Ultimate Team. If that’s the case for you, trychanging your controls to the classic passing style. It’s much easier forCollege Football 26to recognize different pass types using that control scheme. The revamped passing styles allow for more control of the ball overall, but they can make it harder to pull off the basics like lob passes.

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Lob passes are typically used to get the ball into a receiver’s hands way downfield, though, so you may not be able to throw a lob pass to a player that’s too close to your quarterback after the snap. Try choosing a simple play like Four Verticals that sends most of your receivers downfield. It’ll be much easier to pull off a big lob pass that way as long as the receiver is open. Ultimate Team challenges require passes to be completed or else they won’t count, so use your best judgment. Remember that defenders get way tougher onharder difficulties, too.

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