The newest installment of the EA Sports College Football video game franchise has not been kind to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Huskers were snubbed out of the top 100 overall rated players per the EA Sports College Football 25 ratings released Wednesday. Nebraska's opponents, however, were well recognized, with the Big Red having to face 19 players on the list.
EA Sports released the top 100 overall players as part of its Launch Roster Reveal, using the "ranking" system to determine each player's overall rating in the video game. The highest rating a player can receive is 99 overall.
Nebraska will face top 100 players in the Colorado, Purdue, Rutgers, Ohio State, USC, Wisconsin and Iowa contests this season. The Buckeyes lead Husker opponents with eight players, while Iowa qualified four. Colorado and Wisconsin each notched two, while the Boilermakers, Scarlet Knights and Trojans had one selection each.
The second game of the season – the nightcap contest with Colorado – features two top-20 players in the rankings with the Buffs' receiver and defensive back Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
In the first road game of the year, Nebraska will take on Purdue free safety Dillon Thieneman. The Huskers will await Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai the following week.
After a pause with a contest against Indiana, the toughest test of the season pits NU against the Buckeyes featuring six players in the top 50 and eight top 100 players overall. That includes Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, running backs Quinshon Judkins and Treveyon Henderson, receiver Emeka Egbuka, defensive linemen Jack Sawyer and Tyleik Williams, guard Donovan Jackson, and cornerback Denzel Burke.
The Huskers' final three games feature seven top 100 players, including USC center Jonah Monheim and Wisconsin defensive backs Ricardo Hallman and Hunter Wohler.
The final game of the season features four top 100 players for the Iowa defense: linebackers Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson as well as defensive backs Xavier Nwankpa and Sebastian Castro.
EA Sports College Football 25 is set for release on July 19.
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AUSTIN JACOBSEN
Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.
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