Coach Mode is the College Football 27 mode that removes ordinary on-field control and leaves players to call plays and make adjustments.
In Coach Mode, the user works from the sideline or coach perspective. They choose plays, manage situations, and make pre-play adjustments, but the players execute after the snap. That creates a strategy-first experience focused on roster construction, scheme, and decision-making rather than direct control of the ball carrier or defender.
College Football 27 lets commissioners enable Coach Mode through League Settings, and the setting applies across an Online Dynasty. Additional controls include Auto QB, Auto Snap, Coach Suggestions, and a pre-play communication cutoff. The cutoff is designed to imitate the limited window a real coach has to communicate with players.
Road to Glory is the player-career mode, Team Builder creates custom schools, and Mascot Mashup is a separate themed mode. None of those matches the described sideline-only control scheme.