Another day closer to the release of the highly anticipated College Football video game, another stunning realization for Nebraska football fans.
It has been 11 years since the last college football video game was released, as NCAA Football 14 was the final installment of the popular game series, until this year. With the release of EA Sports College Football 25 creeping ever closer, the team at EA Sports is dropping more content with each passing day. Today’s release, the Launch Roster Reveal, features the top 100 ranked players in the game.
There are no players with the rare 99 overall ranking, although three players come in at a 96 OVR. Those three are Michigan CB Will Johnson, LSU LT Will Campbell, and Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon II (who was arrested for a DUI but will miss zero games according to head coach Mike Gundy).
The final 29 players in the rankings come in at a 90 and include players from Kansas (2), West Virginia, Purdue, Liberty (2), and Rutgers.
Despite there being 31 players form the Big Ten Conference represented, not a single player from Nebraska finds himself inside the top 100. There are seven defensive tackles (three B1G) and 10 cornerbacks (four B1G) on the list.
Although NU has one of the best returning defensive line groups in the country — Phil Steele has them ranked fifth-best in the country — Nash Hutmacher and Ty Robinson are no-shows. Tommi Hill, who tied for the Big Ten lead last season with 13 passes defended and ranked fourth with four INTs, is also absent.
All three of those Huskers were honorable mention All-Big Ten selections.
Hutmacher started all 12 games last season and set a career high with 40 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, and 4.5 sacks as a nose tackle.
Robinson appeared in all 12 games, starting 10, and posted career highs in tackles with 29, pass breakups with six, and tying his career high in tackles for loss with four.
Those two anchored a defensive group that allowed only 93 yards rushing per game.
For comparison's sake, the lowest-rated defensive tackle is Clemson’s Peter Woods (ranked 91st according to EA Sports), who is going into his sophomore season after recording 26 tackles, 2.5 TFL and 1 forced fumble.
There is a chance that one, if not all three, of these Huskers come in at a 90 OVR and were just left off the top 100 for numbers' sake.
EA Sports College Football 25 releases July 19, but if you were to pre-order the game, you get early access three days prior. For more information on the top 100 players, head to the EA Sports College Football website.
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ENRIQUE ALVAREZ-CLARY
Enrique Alvarez-Clary, better known as Rico, is the Assistant Program Director at 93.7 The Ticket in Lincoln, Nebraska as well as the Executive Producer for the Supernovas Radio Network which broadcasts every Omaha Supernovas match during the inaugural season of the Professional Volleyball Federation. A native of Nebraska, Rico first graduated from the prestigious Bellevue West High School and went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska-Kearney where he also competed in Track & Field. Being behind the scenes for so long, Enrique has shifted into a more on-air role co-hosting the "Happy Hour" and lending his voice to many other shows on 93.7. Enrique focuses his coverage of Nebraska on football, volleyball, mens & womens basketball, softball, and track and field. When Enrique isn't covering Huskers Athletics you can find him hanging out with his wife Rachael and their two children Elliot (daughter) and Kade (son). Rico can be reached at rique2688@gmail.com or on Twitter/X @RadioRicoAC
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