Florida’s defense among best in upcoming EA College Football video game

Rankings weeks continues in anticipation of EA College Football 25’s release, and we now know Florida is a top-25 defensive team in the game

As part of its ongoing rankings week showcase, EA Sports released a list of the top 25 offensive and defensive teams in its upcoming college football video game, and the Florida Gators just made the cut at No. 25 on the defensive list.

The Gators’ defensive rating will be an 84 (out of 99) at the game’s launch, tying the program with Colorado, Kansas State, LSU, Louisville, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and potentially more.

Unfortunately, [autotag]Graham Mertz[/autotag]’s return to The Swamp didn’t get Florida’s offense into the top 25. While we don’t know what the team’s offensive rating will be, it won’t be higher than an 83.

Several of the nation’s top teams appear on both lists, giving an idea of what their overall ratings will be in the game. For example, Georgia is ranked first in offense and second and defense with a pair of 94s. The Bulldogs should be rated 94 overall, using basic math.

Florida’s number is a little harder to compute, but a low-80s rating feels likely. It certainly won’t be above the 84 mark the defense earned, but the offense is returning enough weapons to keep Florida from slipping into the high-70s.

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