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The Swamp among top-10 toughest venues in upcoming EA Sports video game

It’s no secret that playing at The Swamp is a nightmare for opposing teams, and the upcoming EA Sports College Football game reflects that.

With only a few weeks left until the release of EA Sports College Football 25, more information about the game is being released to drum up even more hype for the first college football title to hit consoles in a decade.

Rankings Week, as EA Sports is calling it, began with Tuesday’s announcement of the “toughest places to play.” Naturally, Florida’s iconic Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, also known as The Swamp, made the list at No. 10.

Texas A&M‘s 12th Man gies Kyle Field the edge for the No. 1 spot, beating out Alabama, LSU, Ohio State and Georgia, in that order. Penn State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Florida State make up Nos. 6-9 on the list.

But how does that affect gameplay?

EA Sports previewed its Homfield Advantage feature in its gameplay deep dive.

“Audio and in-game modifiers such as blurred routes, incorrect play art, confidence and composure affects, and screen shaking are some of the immersive impacts away teams and players will be forced to contend with.”

EA College Football 25 Toughest Stadiums

The development team used historical stats such as home winning percentage, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more to determine the Top 25 toughest Place to Play.

  1. Kyle Field – Texas A&M
  2. Bryant-Denny Stadium – Alabama
  3. Tiger Stadium – LSU
  4. Ohio Stadium – Ohio State
  5. Sanford Stadium – Georgia
  6. Beaver Stadium – Penn State
  7. Camp Randall Stadium – Wisconsin
  8. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Oklahoma
  9. Doak S. Campbell Stadium – Florida State
  10. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – Florida
  11. Autzen Stadium – Oregon
  12. Memorial Stadium – Clemson
  13. Neyland Stadium – Tennessee
  14. Jordan-Hare Stadium – Auburn
  15. Williams-Brice Stadium – South Carolina
  16. Michigan Stadium – Michigan
  17. Lane Stadium – Virginia Tech
  18. Rice-Eccles Stadium – Utah
  19. Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium – Texas
  20. Kinnick Stadium – Iowa
  21. Notre Dame Stadium – Notre Dame
  22. Spartan Stadium – Michigan State
  23. Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium – Arkansas
  24. Albertsons Stadium – Boise State
  25. Davis Wade Stadium – Mississippi State

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How much money is Florida getting to appear in EA College Football 25?

EA Sports is paying out college for to use their likeness based on AP Top 25 finishes over the past decade.

Players who appear in the upcoming EA College Football video game are going to receive $600 and a copy of the relaunch title as compensation for EA Sports’ usage of their name, image and likeness, but the schools are also going to get a check for appearing in the game.

According to Cllct.com, the payments are being made to all 134 teams based on an objective tier system. The four-tier system will be broken up by AP Top 25 finishes.

Finishing the year in the AP Top 25 grants a team at least one point. Below is the provided information from Cllct’s FOIA request.

  • Tier 1: 6-10 points ($99,875.16)
  • Tier 2: 2-5 points ($59,925.09)
  • Tier 3: 1 point ($39,950.06)
  • Tier 4: 0 points ($9,987.52)

According to the figures above, the majority of college football programs will receive less than $10,000 to appear in a game that’s going to profit in the hundreds of millions.

Florida falls into the second tier behind USC, Florida State, Texas and Wisconsin, but ahead of programs such as Auburn, Miami and Tennessee.

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