It has been a great day for college football fans with EA Sports announcing the return of their extremely popular college football video game.
The franchise last released a game in 2013 and halted production after agreeing to pay a $40 million lawsuit filed by former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon over the use of name, image and likeness in the game.
NCAA rules are set to change in the next year due to pressure from state and federal lawmakers, so while the company says they are moving forward without using name, image and likeness, there may be opportunities to include those aspects in the near future.
Regardless, this is a win for sports gamers and college football fans everywhere.
Here’s what UGA Twitter had to say about the big announcement:
BOUT TIME!!! https://t.co/lUIOQtyStT
— DjShockley (@DjShockley3) February 2, 2021
YEAH SHOCK pic.twitter.com/zXZMvn5yMb
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) February 2, 2021
I met Shock 1 time and the very first thing I said to him was “I was unstoppable in NCAA w/you bruh” https://t.co/cPlPFGPeQG
— TheNxtStuScott (@TheNxtStuScott) February 2, 2021
LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/6vurNbeHSH
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) February 2, 2021
They better include our stadium light shows 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/wstQyLP1ZE
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) February 2, 2021
America!!!!! https://t.co/TlpY1FTewY
— Arthur Lynch (@alynch1788) February 2, 2021
Big day for JT Daniels’ legacy.
Not only will he bring @GeorgiaFootball their first title in over 40 years next year but he’ll be on the cover of the first @EASPORTS CFB game in nearly a decade.
cc: @OldTakesExposed pic.twitter.com/Xh4gN1O4sT
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) February 2, 2021
Next question pic.twitter.com/KYYs5oGi3z
— Graham Coffey (@DawgOutWest) February 2, 2021
All that needs to happen is for NCAA Football to add this feature 😆pic.twitter.com/WqNepJaIog
— Bryce Dixon (@dixonbryce1) February 2, 2021
Former Bulldogs Brandon Boykin and Chris Burnette joined “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” to talk Dawgs, their new podcast and more! Listen here for lots of laughs!
