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Nebraska Football's Memorial Stadium Snubbed from EA Sports College Football's "Toughest Places to Play"

The 'Sea of Red' has some work to do to keep up with EA Sports College Football's newest rankings of the most fearsome stadium atmospheres.

Austin Jacobsen

Nov 24, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; A general view of the game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium.
Nov 24, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; A general view of the game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium. / Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
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Nebraska's Memorial Stadium has some work to do to become one of college football's best environments, according to the new EA Sports video game.

This week has been deemed 'Rankings Week' by the new EA Sports College Football video game, as the brand is making its triumphant return to consoles on July 19. Starting today, the video game will release its ratings of different topics involving the experience with users.

To begin the week, EA Sports released the 'Toughest Places to Play' Top 25, featuring several Husker opposing venues for 2024. That includes trips to Ohio State's Ohio Stadium (4) and Iowa's Kinnick Stadium (20).

The Iowa Hawkeyes Tigerhawk shown in the background of the Nebraska Cornhuskers cheer team at Kinnick Stadium.
Nov 25, 2022; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; The Iowa Hawkeyes Tigerhawk shown in the background of the Nebraska Cornhuskers cheer team at Kinnick Stadium. / Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports

Surprisingly, Nebraska's Memorial Stadium was not listed. Other notable schools listed were Texas A&M's Kyle Field (1), Penn State's Beaver Stadium (6), Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium (7), Big Ten newcomer Oregon's Autzen Stadium (11), Michigan's Michigan Stadium (16), and Michigan State's Spartan Stadium (22).

In the last edition of the NCAA Football franchise, Nebraska was rated No. 13 in the 'Toughest Places to Play' as part of the 2014 game.

Nebraska will have road games this season at Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, USC, and Iowa. Memorial Stadium has been in the headlines over the past nine months with talks of stadium reconstruction, renovation, and even ad campaigns.

Herbie Husker during the second quarter between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium.
Sep 30, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Herbie Husker during the second quarter between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

The Huskers will host UTEP, Colorado, Northern Iowa, Illinois, Rutgers, UCLA, and Wisconsin in front of their 'Sea of Red' this season. The Colorado and Illinois contests have been given night game designations, as the matchup with the Fighting Illini is set for a Friday night kickoff in Lincoln.

The next list, released Wednesday, June 26 by EA Sports, will feature a sights and sounds deep dive as to what will be included for each stadium experience for teams participating in the new game.

For the full list, check out EA Sports rundown of their Top 25 Toughest Places to Play.

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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