Texas football snubs Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian from video game cover

EA Sports College Football 26 Cover Revealed

The covers for the EA Sports College Football 26 video game were revealed on Tuesday.
Ohio State star receiver Jeremiah Smith and Alabama's Ryan Williams are featured on the standard edition cover.
This comes after former Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers shared cover duties with Michigan's Donovan Edwards and Colorado's Travis Hunter last year.

Deluxe Edition Features

The deluxe edition cover features a variety of players, coaches, mascots, fans, and former Heisman Trophy winners, including:

• Quarterbacks from Clemson, Florida, Arizona State, and Michigan
• Coaches, including Ohio State's Ryan Day, Georgia's Kirby Smart, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, and Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin

Notable Exclusions

A Texas fan appears on the deluxe edition cover, but Texas quarterback Arch Manning and coach Steve Sarkisian are notably absent.
At a luncheon in Houston with Texas fans last month, Sarkisian explained that he and Manning were invited to California for the photoshoot, but they both declined.
The standard edition cover features players from Alabama.