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Luke Fickell
EA Sports College Football 27 · Coach Abilities & Skill Tree
B-Prestige
42Level
56Abilities
6Archetypes
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Program Builder
7 abilitiesWinning Together
75 Bonus XP when a school grade or prestige increases
Coaching Family
Forever Home
Coordinators are less likely to leave in the coaching carousel (Tier 1)
Deal Sweetener
Coordinators are more likely to accept your job offer (Tier 2)
Set The Tone
Home Field Advantage
Increased HFA composure penalties for away team at home (Tier 1)
Road Warriors
Protection from HFA composure penalties on road (Tier 2)
Not Intimidated
Increase protection from HFA composure effects in rivalry games (Tier 3)
Roster Retention
Best Advice
Players with 3rd-7th round draft projections are less likely to go pro (Tier 1)
Motivator
13 abilitiesGrow Together
7 Bonus XP whenever a player levels up
DL
Extra Gear
DL get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
DL stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
Put In Work
DL get an off-season training boost (Tier 3)
Locked In
DL start the 4th quarter "hot" in close games (Tier 4)
LB
Extra Gear
LBs get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
LBs stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
DB
Extra Gear
DBs get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
DBs stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
Put In Work
DBs get an off-season training boost (Tier 3)
Locked In
DBs start the 4th quarter "hot" in close games (Tier 4)
K/P
Extra Gear
K/Ps get boosts to Toughness, Stamina, and Injury (Tier 1)
Hot Hand
K/Ps stay hot through timeouts, quarter change, & across games (Tier 2)
Master Motivator
5 abilitiesLet's Grow
15 Bonus XP whenever a player levels up
DL
Quick Recovery
DL recover faster from injury (Tier 1)
LB
Quick Recovery
LBs recover faster from injury (Tier 1)
Icy Veins
LBs start games with a composure boost (Tier 2)
DB
Quick Recovery
DBs recover faster from injury (Tier 1)
Recruiter
15 abilitiesFirm Handshakes
100 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
DL
Advanced Look
DL take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway DL (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from DL (Tier 3)
Portal King
DL transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
LB
Advanced Look
LBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway LBs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from LBs (Tier 3)
Portal King
LBs transfers are more interested (Tier 4)
DB
Advanced Look
DBs take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway DBs (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from DBs (Tier 3)
K/P
Advanced Look
K/Ps take less time to fully scout (Tier 1)
Persuasive Personality
Increased chance to sway K/Ps (Tier 2)
Magnetic Personality
Increased starting interest from K/Ps (Tier 3)
Talent Developer
13 abilitiesDraft Dividends
3,000 Bonus XP when a player is drafted
DL
Field Study
DL earn additional XP for in-game goals (Tier 1)
DL Whisperer
Freshmen and Sophomore DL progress faster (Tier 2)
Home Sweet Home
Boost to pipeline bonus for DL (Tier 3)
LB
Field Study
LBs earn additional XP for in-game goals (Tier 1)
LBs Whisperer
Freshmen and Sophomore LBs progress faster (Tier 2)
Home Sweet Home
Boost to pipeline bonus for LBs (Tier 3)
DB
Field Study
DBs earn additional XP for in-game goals (Tier 1)
DBs Whisperer
Freshmen and Sophomore DBs progress faster (Tier 2)
K/P
Field Study
K/Ps earn additional XP for in-game goals (Tier 1)
K/Ps Whisperer
Freshmen and Sophomore K/Ps progress faster (Tier 2)
Home Sweet Home
Boost to pipeline bonus for K/Ps (Tier 3)
Pay It Forward
Bonus XP when K/Ps are drafted (Tier 4)
Elite Recruiter
3 abilitiesFirmer Handshakes
200 Bonus XP for signing a recruit
DL
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for DL (Tier 1)
DB
Ideal Situation
Boost to ideal pitch grades for DBs (Tier 1)