🧵 Bug Report: Playoff Semifinal Advance = Game Freeze (Every Time)
Platform: EA Sports College Football 26
Mode: Dynasty
Issue: Game freezes 100% of the time when advancing to the Playoff Semifinals. Requires closing and restarting the app to proceed.
❄️ Repro Steps:
1. Finish the conference championship week
2. Advance to the playoff semifinals
3. Game hard-freezes on loading screen or scheduler
4. Must force-close the game (PS5/Xbox)
5. After reboot, the advance does work — but freeze happens every season
🧩 Additional Details:
Verified across multiple users and dynasties
Affects offline and online dynasties
No crash error message appears — the game just locks
Workaround = close app > reopen > re-enter Dynasty
📎 Potential Cause:
Could be tied to Playoff Bracket rendering, scheduler bug, or bowl game assignment logic in transition week
🎮 Platform Affected: ✅ Xbox Series X ✅ PS5
🔥 Community Reports:
This is becoming one of the most frequent Dynasty bugs being shared on forums:
Reddit: Freezes at Playoff Semis
OS Forums: Dynasty Semi-Final Crash
> “My game freezes every single year when I try to advance to the playoff semifinals… Have to quit and reload every time.”
“It’s consistent. Doesn't happen in regular season, only then.”
✅ Recommended Fix Ideas:
Patch playoff transition week logic Freezes only occur during playoff seeding week
Add save buffer before bracket render So users don’t lose progress if hard crash
Optional: Force background sim on semis To bypass graphical bracket issues
🚨 Impact: High severity for Dynasty players
Guaranteed freeze = immersion and flow breaker
Happens every season, not just isolated to one year or one team.
📣 @EASPORTSCollege — this is one of the biggest repeat offenders in long-term Dynasty. Please prioritize for patch #1 or hotfix.
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