Penn State's Beaver Stadium ranked as No. 2 toughest place to play by EA Sports
Penn State's iconic home venue received another accolade on Tuesday, being ranked as the second toughest environment to play at in college football by EA Sports.
The top 10 include No. 1 Tiger Stadium (LSU), No. 2 Beaver Stadium (Penn State), No. 3 Ohio Stadium (Ohio State), No. 4 Sanford Stadium (Georgia), No. 5 Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama), No. 6 Memorial Stadium (Clemson), No. 7 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida), No. 8 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma), No. 9 Autzen Stadium (Oregon) and No. 10 Michigan Stadium (Michigan).
The rankings will be used in the College Football 26 video game, which is set to release on July 10. The iconic video game ceased production after NCAA Football 14 but was brought back last year due to fan demand, with College Football 25 seeing major popularity.
In last year's edition of the game, Beaver Stadium ranked as the No. 6 home-field environment, behind No. 1 Kyle Field (Texas A&M), No. 2 Bryant-Denny Stadium, No. 3 Tiger Stadium, No. 4 Ohio Stadium and No. 5 Sanford Stadium.
It's clear the Nittany Lions earned more respect this time around, though there are likely still plenty of Penn State fans who think No. 2 is too low.
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