EA Sports has delivered several new mechanics and gameplay changes in College Football 26. However, one of the more noteworthy changes the developers implemented is called “No eyes, no pick,” which relates to defenders needing to have their head turned around and facing the ball in order to intercept it. In the past, it seemed like defenders had eyes in their back of their heads and were able to pick off passes without even looking at the ball.
While this change is important, it’s also crucial that you understand another mechanic to go along with it: swatting the ball. Now that your defenders need to actually face the ball to intercept it, swatting the ball is more vital than ever if you want to stop passes from being completed against your defense. You can find out how to swat the ball in College Football 26 in the guide below.
How to swat the ball with defenders
Fortunately, the process of swatting the ball is fairly simple. The short answer is you swat the ball by pressing X on Xbox or Square on PS5. The issue with the mechanic is that it doesn’t always seem to work. We’ll explain a little more about that after you read about the general steps to swat the ball in CFB 26:
