EA Sports College Football is back, and this time, players will get to see actual names on the back of jerseys — not “Qb #7”. A landmark series of name, image, and likeness (Nil) deals will revive EA’s beloved franchise, which went dormant more than a decade ago.
From 1993 to 2014, EA Sports put out annual college football video games, which eschewed the use of player names to abide by the NCAA rules at the time. The franchise became a classic and still has a strong cult following more than a decade after the release of its most recent title.
EA Sports College Football went away in the wake of a 2013 court decision, which awarded more than $40 million to a group of former college athletes. The plaintiffs, led by Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller, successfully argued that EA Sports had to right to profit from College Football players when the athletes themselves could not.
From 1993 to 2014, EA Sports put out annual college football video games, which eschewed the use of player names to abide by the NCAA rules at the time. The franchise became a classic and still has a strong cult following more than a decade after the release of its most recent title.
EA Sports College Football went away in the wake of a 2013 court decision, which awarded more than $40 million to a group of former college athletes. The plaintiffs, led by Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller, successfully argued that EA Sports had to right to profit from College Football players when the athletes themselves could not.
- 3/8/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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