NCAA Will Not Renew EA Sports Contract, NCAA Football Series is Dead in Name Only

[Totalpackage83]

They can still use the schools logos, uniforms, stadiums etc. if they chose to be included. Just can't put the NCAA logo on anything. Don't know what this means from a monetary standard but a game is still possible.

[TexanCam]

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Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game. They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future.

The last part caught my attention. Guess they can still make them as long as all the schools sign on? Of course it wouldn't be called "NCAA" Football anymore.

[thinkjoey]

I was going to post this ahah

It is too early to call, but I think something will get done to have a game next year with or without the NCAA logo

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

To me this screams of "EA is going to lose that lawsuit" and we are out! No more college games makes me sad

Yep, they are setting EA up to take the fall.

[MizzouBravesFan]

Stunned...floored.

Thought we were being trolled when I first read this on Twitter.

Where does EA go from here? All in on Madden? What about the future of CFB games?

Crazy...damn you Ed O'Bannon lol...

[herruberraschen]

Yep looks like this is our last NCAA game so make do with what you can. I doubt we will get any more patches or uniform updates. People working on this game are probably being moved or laid off this week.

[LowerWolf]

There could still be a college football game. The question is whether EA (or 2K) wants to put in the time and effort (and money) to individually license each school (or conference).

You had to figure this day was coming eventually.

[Retro JG]

Damn this is some bull****.