What does the new EA Sports college football video game think of the Mississippi schools?

Mississippi’s three FBS schools will be featured in a video game for the first time in 11 years in July.

EA Sports College Football 25 will be the first fully licensed college football game on the market since NCAA 14 released in the summer of 2013.

Though the NCAA will not be featured or licensed in the revival, changing laws around Name, Image and Likeness regarding amateur athletes paved the way for the games return and will feature real players and their likeness for the first time.

As part of EA Sports’ content marketing roll out for the upcoming release, team rankings, stadium toughness and various school traditions that will be featured in the game have been revealed.

School chants like the USM “Nasty Bunch” cheer when the Golden Eagles line up on defense will be heard in the game. The famous “S-E-C” chant will ring out in SEC stadiums.

EA Sports used real audio from actual college football games to craft the soundscape of the game, as well. According to EA, Vaught-Hemingway was host to one of the 41 games used to capture sound.

But it’s not The Vaught that represents Mississippi as one of the top 25 toughest places to play in EA CFB 25.

Home-field advantage will be a significant factor in how the game plays. The toughest environments will impact hot routes and audibles, cause play art to blur and will effect player composure.

EA Sports released the toughest stadiums to play in this week using a variety of variables to come up with the ranking, including home record, attendance, winning streaks and team prestige.

Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium came in at No. 25 on the list. Between the raucous cowbells and the tight confines of the horseshoe design, Davis Wade’s tendency to rattle visitors will carry over to the digital realm.

The top 25 is loaded with SEC locations. Within the conference, Davis Wade comes in at No. 12. Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium and LSU’s Tiger Stadium make up the top three, respectively.

Mississippi State will be visiting three of the 25 toughest stadiums at Texas, Georgia and Tennessee. Ole Miss has to visit four at South Carolina, LSU, Arkansas and Florida.

What the Rebels lack in stadium force, they make up for in offensive power. EA Sports also released its team offense, defense and total power rankings.

When Ole Miss fans fire up the game for the first time, they’ll be welcomed with a No. 15 ranking next to the red script logo.

The Rebels will have an 88 overall rating and are sandwiched between Texas A&M at No. 14 and Colorado at No. 16. Georgia will be the top-ranked team with a 95 overall and are followed in the SEC by No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Texas and No. 8 LSU.

Ole Miss is bolstered by an 87 overall offense that lands them at No. 13 on the offensive list ahead of Kansas and behind Penn State.

EA CFB 25 is scheduled to release on July 19.