This week marks the launch of the latest version of EA Sports’ College Football video game series, which features real-life coaches for the first time. The previous edition included actual players but did not feature any licensed coaches. In this year’s release, over 300 coaches and coordinators are highlighted.

Notably, several prominent personalities like Bill Belichick, Deion Sanders, Kirk Ferentz, and Mario Cristobal chose not to be involved, while Steve Belichick appears as UNC’s defensive coordinator. The inclusion of coaches necessitated the assignment of ratings and roles, triggering discussions about the fairness and accuracy of these evaluations.

Among the coaches, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney, and Ryan Day achieved the peak CEO archetype and received top rankings in coach prestige. Each has an A+ rating, with Smart and Swinney leading the rankings with scores of 80, while Day follows with a score of 72.

Here’s a glimpse at the coach ratings:

School	Coach	Prestige	Level
Georgia	Kirby Smart	A+	80
Clemson	Dabo Swinney	A+	80
Ohio State	Ryan Day	A+	72
Texas	Steve Sarkisian	A+	68
Oregon	Dan Lanning	A+	66
Penn State	James Franklin	A+	64
Notre Dame	Marcus Freeman	A+	63
Alabama	Kalen DeBoer	A+	62
LSU	Brian Kelly	A+	62
Ole Miss	Lane Kiffin	A+	61
USC	Lincoln Riley	A+	59

Coaches on the lower end of the spectrum include Ryan Carty from Delaware and Zach Kittley from FAU, both rated at D- or lower. The game’s interim coach for Kent State, Mark Carney, is not represented.