Boost Your CFB26 Game with Spotify Tunes

Here’s how to jam out to your own tunes while dominating the gridiron in College Football 26 (CFB26).

Let’s be real, the soundtrack in College Football 26 is a massive upgrade. After last year’s endless loop of generic drumlines, hearing actual licensed songs performed by marching bands is a breath of fresh air. It’s the kind of glow-up we love to see. But no matter how good the in-game music is, sometimes you just need to listen to your own meticulously crafted “Undefeated Season” playlist on Spotify. Especially when you’re hours deep into recruiting in Dynasty mode, trying to convince a 5-star quarterback that your small-town program is his destiny.

Early screenshots of the game teased us with a glorious Spotify icon right on the main menu, sparking dreams of seamless integration. The collective hope of the CFB gaming community swelled. Could it be? Could we finally link our accounts and control our music without jumping through hoops? Well, about that…

So, Does the Spotify Button in CFB26 Actually Work?

Here’s the tough love answer: No, not yet.

That little Spotify button you might have seen in pre-release images is currently the digital equivalent of a painted-on door. It’s there, looking promising, but it doesn’t actually go anywhere. At the game’s launch, the Spotify integration feature is not functional. Clicking it won’t link your account or magically pull up your playlists. It just sits there, a monument to what could be.

Rumors are swirling that EA plans to activate this feature in a future update, but for now, we’re left to our own devices. It seems the developers had bigger fish to fry at launch, like squashing bugs and ensuring the core gameplay was solid. And that’s fair enough. We’d rather have a smooth game than a broken music feature. But it doesn’t mean we have to settle for the default soundtrack.

How to Listen to Spotify While Playing CFB26