Where Wisconsin's Camp Randall ranks among EA Sports' toughest stadium environments
The release of EA Sports College Football 26 is rapidly approaching, meaning both player ratings and other statistical attributes are being announced. On that list are the game's toughest home stadium environments.
For Badgers fans looking forward to the game's release, Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium slotted in as the 15th hardest venue to play in.
Wisconsin's home stadium ranked just above South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium and Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium. Additionally, it ranked just behind Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, home of the Texas Longhorns and Doak S. Campbell Stadium, home of the Florida State Seminoles. Camp Randall also notably fell fifth among Big Ten home stadiums, falling just behind Penn State, Ohio State, Oregon and Michigan.
While Wisconsin is just 7-7 at home in two years under Luke Fickell, the Camp Randall Stadium environment remains one of the best in the sport. That environment should be on full display when the Badgers host Ohio State, Iowa, Illinois, Washington and others this fall.
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