LSU, Texas A&M see significant changes in EA Sports ranking of toughest places to play on College Football 25

EA Sports College Football 25 released a title update on Thursday and at least one of the changes will have one fanbase thrilled… and another a lot less so.
According to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini, the stadium toughness rank for LSU has improved from No. 3 to No. 1. Meanwhile, the stadium toughness rank for Texas A&M has dropped from No. 1 to No. 11.
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Quite the interesting set of changes, especially on the heels of a potentially massive game at Kyle Field this weekend. That game, of course, will likely set the tone early in the season for both Notre Dame and Texas A&M, which will be meeting for only the sixth time in series history.
You can view some of the other changes EA Sports made to College Football 25 below, courtesy of Operation Sports. Note that there’s currently a bug with two ranking slots double-booked, while two others are vacant.
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EA Sports College Football 25 Toughest Venues
- LSU (up from #3)
- Penn State (up from #6)
- Ohio State (up from #4)
- Georgia (up from #5)
- Alabama (down from #2)
- Clemson (up from #12)
- Florida (up from #10)
- Oklahoma (no change)
- Oregon (up from #11)
- Michigan (up from #16)
- Texas A&M (down from #1)
- Tennessee (up from #13)
- Texas (up from #19)
- Florida State (down from #9)
- South Carolina (no change) AND Wisconsin (down from #7)
- BLANK
- Auburn (down from #14)
- Iowa (up from #20)
- Utah (down from #18)
- Notre Dame (up from #21)
- BLANK
- Michigan State (no change)
- Arkansas (no change) AND Mississippi State (up from #25)
- Boise State (no change)
- Virginia Tech (down from #17)
You can view the original list of EA Sports College Football 25’s toughest places to play here.