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

[BenGerman]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

It's because EA Sports owns the exclusive rights, although the CLC license does expire this year: http://www.operationsports.com/news/...otball-license/

Is it possible the CLC would decide not to renew it as well? Not sure why that would be the case, but I imagine it's possible.

[robbel]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

It's because EA Sports owns the exclusive rights, although the CLC license does expire this year: http://www.operationsports.com/news/...otball-license/

It expires in 2014.

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Additionally, the Settlement provides that Electronic Arts will not enter into an exclusive trademark license with the AFL for five years from the date of approval of the Settlement; and that Electronic Arts will not renew its current collegiate football trademark license with the Collegiate Licensing Company (“CLC”) on an exclusive basis for five years after it expires in 2014; and that Electronic Arts will not seek any new exclusive trademark license for the purpose of making football videogames with the CLC, the NCAA, or any NCAA member institution covered by the current exclusive license for five years after the expiration of the current CLC agreement. You can read more about the Settlement here.

Quoted from the Pecover vs EA settlement at the easportslitigation website.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by moose1234

That couldnt be more wrong. Individual schools arent going to miss out on revenue because of a lawsuit they arent named in. The lawsuit covers all ncaa represented schools . Tell me when you see a packers football game without the words nfl attached to it

You are flat out wrong. Suing an association of atheltic programs is not the same as suing each individual school. Comparing a franchise's relationship with the NFL to a university's relationship to the NCAA is a horrible comparison.

[JLoco11]

To clarify the differences for people who do not quite understand what the NCAA and CLC are:

NCAA = Non profit association, funded by universities to keep the rules and integrity of sports across all of college. In other words, the policing agent to monitor ALL sports (not just football) to make sure athletes and schools are following the rules they agree to follow.

CLC = The licensing agent of colleges that ALLOWS the use of trademarks and licenses for universities. They control logos, mascots, fight songs, football fields, bowl games, heisman trophies etc.


In other words, EA is losing the rules policing association. It's losing the governing body of what constitutes an amateur athlete.

BUT, they can still maintain trademarks and licenses with each school, which is what the game needs each year to survive.

[Cryolemon]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

It's because EA Sports owns the exclusive rights, although the CLC license does expire this year: http://www.operationsports.com/news/...otball-license/

I do wonder whether EA will renew the CLC deal now though, at least as an exclusive, since they can't use the NCAA name, and maybe they'll take the view that it's not worth paying for the CLC license if they can't use the NCAA name.

[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by @McMurphyESPN

First non-NCAA affiliated EA Sports college football video game will be called "College Football 15" source told @ESPN

From Brett McMurphy at ESPN.

[The_Wise_One]

Quote: Originally Posted by gogators

ESPN's Brett McMurphy tweeted "First non-NCAA affiliated EA Sports college football video game will be called "College Football 15" source told ESPN. There you have it. I look at ESPN probably having an even larger presence in the game now.

link or a pic for this?

[booker21]

Quote: Originally Posted by gogators

ESPN's Brett McMurphy tweeted "First non-NCAA affiliated EA Sports college football video game will be called "College Football 15" source told ESPN. There you have it. I look at ESPN probably having an even larger presence in the game now.

https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/sta...83208377880576