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Newsstand: Where Notre Dame Stadium ranks in toughest places to play per EA Sports CFB26

IMG_9992by: Tyler Horka06/27/25tbhorka
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Notre Dame Stadium before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The game marked the 500th football game in Notre Dame Stadium. (Photo by Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports)

There are tougher places to play than Notre Dame Stadium, according to the EA Sports College Football 26 video game makers. Twenty tougher places to play than Notre Dame Stadium, in fact.

The House That Rockne Built checked in as the No. 21 toughest place to play in a rankings reveal released by the video game maker this week. Here’s a look at the whole top 25.

1. Tiger Stadium, LSU
2. Beaver Stadium, Penn State
3. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
4. Sanford Stadium, Georgia
5. Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama

6. Memorial Stadium, Clemson
7. Ben Hill Griffith Stadium, Florida
8. Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
9. Autzen Stadium, Oregon
10. Michigan Stadium, Michigan

11. Kyle Field, Texas A&M
12. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
13. Darrell K Royal—Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas
14. Doak S. Campbell Stadium, Florida State
15. Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin

16. Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina
17. Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
18. Husky Stadium, Washington
19. Kinnick Stadium, Iowa
20. Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah

21. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
22. Carter-Finley Stadium, NC State
23. Boone Pickens Stadium, Oklahoma State
24. Spartan Stadium, Michigan State
25. Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi State

The video game is set to be released July 10. The Fighting Irish do not travel to any of the stadiums that made the top 25 of EA Sports’ list.

Notre Dame tweets of the day

The Fighting Irish are rolling on the recruiting trail.

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Fighting Irish quote of the day

“I had a really good visit. Obviously, the campus is impressive. I found a lot of the old buildings cool and interesting. You don’t see those at a lot of places. They’re also building the new facility now, which will be really cool to see when it’s finished. I definitely felt comfortable. A lot of the guys had more of a Midwest feel. They were all really nice and relatable.” 

— Tight end recruit Ian Premer on Notre Dame before he committed on June 26

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