If there’s a world where the folks who govern these things are able to solve for how to pay players for the use of their name and likeness and stats and data, we would jump at the opportunity to build a game in a heartbeat,” EA Sports CEO Andrew Wilson told Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal last week.Īs much as we want EA to release NCAA Football 20 today, that simply isn’t the case. “Our position is we would love to build a game. It seems to be that EA is all in on reviving the NCAA Football video game franchise, expressing interest after California passed the “Fair Pay to Play” law. Which then can be transferred to your Xbox 360 or PS3. For people that don’t have Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, an online file can be download to a USB drive. Then they upload the rosters to the “Roster Share” section of the game so anyone could download them. Before each season, a community on Operation Sports creates custom rosters with updated player names and overalls. Despite this indefinite hiatus, college football fans found a way to survive with the tools that they had. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 6 years since we last had a college football video game.
With NCAA Football 14 being the last EA Sports-made college football video game, it’s safe to say fans have been in a drought lately. A painful drought could be coming to an end very soon. While this opens the door for endless opportunities for student athletes, this also opens the door for something else – the NCAA Football video game franchise. After a long and confusing road, the NCAA recently passed a vote allowing college athletes to paid for their name, image, and likeness.