Ohio State's Ohio Stadium ranked No. 3 toughest place to play in CFB26

COLUMBUS — Ohio State rarely ever loses home games thanks to the rowdy crowds and energized atmosphere at the Horseshoe. And the home stadium for the Buckeyes is getting the respect it deserves on the new college football video game.

Ohio Stadium will debut as the third-toughest place to play in the new game that is set to be released next month, trailing only Tiger Stadium at LSU and Beaver Stadium at Penn State. Of course the Buckeyes went to Penn State and won last year during their national title season. With that, Ohio State has the second toughest Big Ten stadium to play in, ahead of every other.

Notably, Autzen Stadium at Oregon is No. 9 on the list. Ohio State lost 32-31 in an instant classic game at Oregon back in October. Washington’s Husky Stadium, where the Buckeyes will play in late September, is No. 18 on the list, while The Big House at Michigan checks in at No. 10 ahead of the late-November rivalry game in Ann Arbor. Ohio State will also play at Wisconsin in October, and Camp Randall Stadium is at No. 15 on the hardest places to play list.

Other Big Ten venues to make the list: Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium is at No. 19, while Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium is at No. 24.

The full top 25 of hardest places to play in the new game can be found below.

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 Griffin 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-Finely Stadium, NC State
23. Boone Pickens Stadium, Oklahoma State
24. Spartan Stadium, Michigan State
25. Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi State