Dirty Dogs | James Madison Dukes | CFB26
Posted: 09 Jul 2025, 17:19
Gameplay Restrictions
- No unusual movement or alignments of defensive players
- Limit audibles and hot rules
- Must use coordinator’s playbooks
- Plays must be selected using “Coach Suggestions”
- Players with increased risk of injury must be rested until their risk drops.
- Cannot convince players to stay.
- Cannot redshirt players that are part of two-deep depth chart.
- Cannot redshirt any player for the first four weeks of the season.
- Cannot manually redshirt a player who is a sophomore or above (exception if they are redshirted because they play four games or fewer.)
- Cannot redshirt a player acquired through the transfer portal.
- Kickers must kick field goals and kick-offs. Punters must punt.
- Any player over 75 overall with a red chance of transferring cannot be used in a non-College Football Playoff bowl game.
- All three coach archetypes must be on the staff at all times.
- Head coach can only have one side of the ball for recruiter if recruiter is not the coach archetype.
- The only allowable position changes are OL to OL (i.e., LG to LT); LB to DE; CB to S; S to CB; DE to DT.
- Team must maintain a majority of players being from Virginia (i.e., if there are 15 states represented on the team, Virginia must have the most players.)
- Recruiting must primarily focus on pipelines and the nearby regions.
- Recruits cannot be removed from the recruiting board once they are added.
- Cannot add any 5- or 4-star high school recruits after the preseason recruiting phase.
- No scouting of players during recruiting.
- If a player is added to the board during the season, the player must be in the top 5 stage before a scholarship if offered.
- Recruiting board is limited to the number of seniors plus any open roster spots (i.e., if the team has 77 players with 15 seniors, 20 players can be added to the board.)
- Cannot sign more than one 4-star or higher QB in a single class or consecutive classes.
- Targets must be 3-stars or lower until the program is 4-stars.
- Cannot “double up” on 3-star or higher transfers if a 3-star or higher high school recruit has been recruited at QB, RB, or EDGE.
- Cannot “double up” on 3-star or higher transfers at the same position except for WR, OL, DT, OLB, ILB, CB, or S.
- Can only target a 2-star transfer QB if a 75 overall or higher quarterback is currently on the roster.
- Transfers should primarily be from pipelines or states close to Virginia.
- Cannot target any player who has left the program.
- If the roster limit is exceeded, players must be cut from positions recruited to (i.e., if 0 RBs recruited but 2 WRs, only WRs can be cut).
- Limit overrecruiting
