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Where does Beaver Stadium rank in EA Sports College Football 26's top 25 toughest places to play rankings?

Greg Pickelby: Greg Pickel06/24/25GregPickel
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Penn State football has the nation's No. 29-ranked strength of schedule, per updated SP+ rankings. (Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images)

Beaver Stadium is not a fun place for real-life visiting teams to deal with on college football Saturdays. And, according to EA Sports College Football 26’s top 25 toughest places to play rankings, the home of Penn State football will not treat road teams kindly in the video game world, either.

As EA continues to roll out previews of its second college football game in as many years following a long break, it released its toughest places to play rundown on Tuesday. Beaver Stadium checks in at No. 2, behind LSU’s Tiger Field.

It’s a bit of a bump for the 107,000-seat venue after debuting at No. 6 in the same top 25 at this time a year ago.

Full EA Sports College Football 26 toughest places to play rankings

Here’s the full list, courtesy of EA Sports:

  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-Finley Stadium | NC State
  23. Boone Pickens Stadium | Oklahoma State
  24. Spartan Stadium | Michigan State
  25. Davis Wade Stadium | Mississippi State

More on Penn State and EA Sports College Football ’26

College Football ’26 hits gaming consoles July 10, although those who preorder their copy early can play three days earlier. Penn State running back Nick Singleton is on the Deluxe Edition cover. So is head coach James Franklin. The latter will be appearing in the game for the first time in 2025. EA elected not to include head coaches in last year’s version. But, it will do so this time around.

Beyond that, details have not yet been released related to player ratings, which freshmen might be in the game, and what else might be new involving Penn State. More details will come out in the days leading up to the game’s launch.

Beaver Stadium construction continues

In real life, a $700 million renovation project that started with some upgrades in 2024 before the press box felling in early 2025 fully kicked things off will continue through 2027. Temporary seating is being installed now to ensure the capacity stays at or as close to what it has been for years to create one of college football’s most unique environments, be it for the White Out, which will be held when Oregon visits on Sept. 27, or one of the team’s other home game weekends.

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