The Utah Utes are greeted as they run onto the field during the season opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. | Megan Nielsen, Deseret News
EA Sports is high on the University of Utah in the new College Football 25 video game.
The Utes’ Rice-Eccles Stadium has already been ranked a top 20 toughest place to play for the game that will be released next month, and on Thursday, EA Sports revealed that Utah was a top-15 school (almost top 10 across the board) in both offensive and defensive rankings.
On Friday, that jumped up a notch as EA Sports released its overall team power rankings for College Football 25.
Where is Utah ranked in the College Football 25 team power rankings?
The Utes came in at No. 10, with an 88 overall rating.
That’s in line with Utah’s offensive power ranking (11th nationally at 87) and defensive power ranking (10th, 88).
Utah is one spot ahead of the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines.
There are eight teams with an overall rating of 90 or above, while Utah is one of seven teams with an 88 rating.
It’s important to note: Team ratings are subject to change in future updates of the game.
How does Utah compare to the rest of the Big 12?
Only the power rankings’ top 25 were revealed Friday, but it was clear Utah is the favorite in its first season in the Big 12, at least in the video game.
“Utah will get yet another year of Cameron Rising this year after he received another year of eligibility,” On3′s Nick Schultz wrote in assessing the Utes’ placement in the power rankings. “Along with the usual toughness the Utes display under Whittingham, it’ll be hard to count them out in their new conference, especially after the departures of Oklahoma and Texas.”
The next Big 12 team in the College Football 25 team power rankings was Colorado at No….
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Publish date : 2024-06-28 17:38:56
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