The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions are the no. 9-ranked team in [autotag]EA Sports College Football 25[/autotag] with an overall rating of 88.
The rating unveiling follows a week-long reveal in which the video game shares its offense and defense power rankings. The Nittany Lions, with a top-10 defense and a top-15 offense, have cemented themselves as one of the best squads in the game.
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The video game’s ratings of the top teams are unsurprising and seem to make sense. Leading the way with a 95 overall squad is the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, followed by No. 2 Ohio State (93 OVR) and No. 3 Oregon (93 OVR). Rounding out the top five are No. 4 Alabama (92 OVR) and Texas (92 OVR).
Penn State is the highest-ranked 88-team overall, followed by Utah, Michigan, Florida State, Miami, Texas A&M and Ole Miss, which all have the same rating.
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The Nittany Lions enter 2024 under pressure to finally make the College Football Playoff, with the format expanding. The team also seeks a signature win against a top-ten team that seems to have alluded to [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] in recent years. EA Sports and the more official preseason rankings see Penn State as a top-ten team with the potential for even better.