Eugene, Oregon is home to one of the toughest venues to play in in all of college football. EA College Football 25 has reflected that in their rankings as far as home-field advantage with where they placed Autzen Stadium.
EA College Football 25 rated Autzen Stadium, home of the Oregon Ducks, at No. 11 in their Toughest Places to Play. That’s due to how they factored in historical stats such as home winning percentage, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more.
Autzen Stadium, located at 2700 MLK Jr. Blvd., is in an area of 90 acres that is less than a mile north of campus at Oregon. It also sits right near Alton Baker Park and Willamette River.
Autzen officially opened on September 23rd, 1967. However, it underwent a $90 million development in 2002 to add additional seating as well as improve aspects of the venue such as restrooms and concessions, an entertainment center, walkways and concourse areas, and ticket distribution plus guest services windows.
Following the renovation, Oregon can host a capacity crowd of 54,000 fans.
The stadium is named after Thomas J. Autzen, a lumberman, sportsman, and philanthropist. After his son attended the University of Oregon, he created a foundation to generate funds for the new stadium. That was completed under Leo Harris, their former athletic director.
The field, though, was named after Rich Brooks, their all-time winningest coach with 91 wins over 18 seasons, in 1995. Mike Bellotti, his successor, then eclipsed him with 116 over his next 14.
Dan Lanning and the Ducks are rolling into the Big Ten in 2024 after a third-straight double-digit win record. They’ll now bring a home-field advantage with them as well that, per EA, is just outside the Top-10 in the entire sport.
EA Sports College Football 25 releases breakdown of gameplay
College football fans have an in-depth gameplay breakdown of the heavily anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 video game.
The breakdown focused on the new in-game feature called “CampusIQ” including the “Wear & Tear System’. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit narrated the breakdown.
Per EA, “As the hits add up, players wear down with the Wear & Tear System. Manage your players’ health, limit fatigue, assess the risk of injury and avoid on-field mistakes by using strategic substitutions to ensure your players are at their best with it counts the most.”
Mental and player abilities will also be included in the game, specifically made for veterans in the game. Players can have up to eight abilities with different levels to achieve. The breakdown also included a revamped passing game.
Home-field advantage is also back. Players can test their squad’s road game composure and confidence levels with distractions like screen shaking, missing pre-play icons and moving play art.
The franchise has been dormant for more than a decade and is slated to be released on July 19. Available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, EA announced gamers will have three editions. The standard base game costs $69.99. The deluxe edition allows three-day early access and a slew of perks, priced at $99.99. The MVP bundle is priced at $149.99 and includes an early release for EA Sports College Football 25 and Madden. The video game will not be offered on PC.
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