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

[DorianDonP]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

Just posted this in the news story: UPDATE: Brett McMurphy of ESPN is reporting ESPN has been told EA Sports will still have a college football video game beyond 2014, next year's game will be called College Football 15.

Haha and right after I post my little essay, I read this.

[The JareBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baughn3

Which may ultimately mean, welcome back discipline system, fans storming the field/ripping down goal posts, and other things the NCAA didn't want in the game.

Yes please!

Would be awesome

[dingleberryfinn]

Quote: Originally Posted by xxDHAINESxx

If the NCAA is no longer involved, doesn't that mean they will now be allowed to use actual players' names and likenesses in their games? The only reason they couldn't before is it's against NCAA rules, now they are no longer affiliated with each other

I don't know much but I do know we'll never see a college game
with present day players on the roster.

[nc0ffey]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

No. No entity can license players names and if a player was paid by EA to use his name, they would no longer be considered an amateur and would be deemed ineligible.

Couldn't the players sign some sort of waiver giving them the right to use their name/likeness with out compensation? Not that I care as long as there is a college game and it has plenty of customizable options.

[AKUMA2000]

Quote: Originally Posted by GisherJohn24

I think 2K might take it. But not sure. I think a lot of people forget that 2K had Gamebreaker the same time E.A. wsa making NCAA and that failed. Although that was a long time ago. Be interesting to see what happens next year.

Gamebreaker was my game back in the day, hopefully it makes a return next year....now we just have to wait and see how everything turns out.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCoffey

Couldn't the players sign some sort of waiver giving them the right to use their name/likeness with out compensation? Not that I care as long as there is a college game and it has plenty of customizable options.

Possibly but why would they do that?

[BrandH]

Quote: Originally Posted by NCoffey

Couldn't the players sign some sort of waiver giving them the right to use their name/likeness with out compensation? Not that I care as long as there is a college game and it has plenty of customizable options.

They can't use their likeness for anything other than charity whether they are paid or not from what I understand.

[Strings74]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

Finally someone gets it. Holy cow guys calm down.

I gotta say though, I really hope 2k jumps in the pool soon.