This is not a drill.
After years of college football fans begging EA Sports to bring back its NCAA Football series — the last one came out in 2013 with Denard Robinson on the cover — and one mistaken tease in 2016, the company announced on Tuesday that it was bringing back a college football title.
It’s not called “NCAA Football” at the moment and there’s a reason for that — per ESPN, EA has a license to use “FBS schools, traditions, uniforms and playbooks,” but they’re going ahead without rosters with names and likenesses of real players. “Current NCAA rules prohibit athletes from selling their NIL rights while in college,” wrote Michael Rothstein.
Even with that news, fans were going nuts. Here’s the tweet, plus the reaction:
For those who never stopped believing…#EASPORTSCollegeFootball pic.twitter.com/2vDUYnbXEJ
— EA SPORTS (@EASPORTS) February 2, 2021
BIG MOOD pic.twitter.com/HdUWu6Tczm
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) February 2, 2021
— Brad Kelly (@BradKelly17) February 2, 2021
Who’s next? 🤘 https://t.co/RDgSBNCwVF pic.twitter.com/bV32iRoXOb
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) February 2, 2021
This is the best day of my life https://t.co/eeWFs1X9L4
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) February 2, 2021
It hasn’t been the same since you left. #welcomeback https://t.co/qjR9TJV8G6
— Henry Baker (@UMD_CoachBaker) February 2, 2021
I just shed a tear. The drought is over. https://t.co/wyweGE0mxR
— Florida Man (@WWEBigE) February 2, 2021
Let's Go!!! #HailWV https://t.co/yyo5pZwD0x pic.twitter.com/km0ZtU0M0y
— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) February 2, 2021
Legit tears. https://t.co/cXnNt2JDHE
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) February 2, 2021
WHAT??? This is amazing! https://t.co/BHulGcysLQ
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) February 2, 2021
Almost shed a tear https://t.co/0ADmOjzCk3
— Maalik (@SmvOperator) February 2, 2021
