College football players will now be able to opt in for EA Sports College Football 25. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
For the first time in more than a decade, EA Sports will be releasing a college football video game. And while fans celebrate the arrival of EA Sports College Football 25 this summer, no group is rejoicing more than NCAA players.
More than 11,000 college football players will have their first chance to opt in and get paid for the use of their likeness on Thursday.
Since EA Sports put out its last college football game — NCAA Football 14 — on July 9, 2013, the company has come up with a new system to deal with name, image and likeness now that players can be compensated for their image rights.
“We feel very proud that we’ll be the largest program, likely the highest-spending program,” Sean O’Brien, EA Sports’ vice president of business development, told ESPN. “And really an inclusive opportunity with an equitable distribution of funds across the board.”
Any player that opts in will be paid $600 and receive a copy of the game. EA Sports needed a school email to send the opt-in notice and confirmation from the colleges that said player is on the roster to add the athlete to the game.
If a player maintains their opt-in throughout the duration of his career, then he will receive an annual check. The compensation was determined by looking at how other games on the market were negotiated, and the money is guaranteed regardless of the game’s success.
A player will have the ability to opt into one annual version of the game and opt out of a later one. Transferring will have no impact on a player’s ability to be in the game as long as he is on his new team’s roster. Teams will have a maximum of 85 players per school — the scholarship limit for schools at the top level of college football…
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Publish date : 2024-02-22 16:45:34
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