The college football-based video game series, previously called "NCAA Football," was revived in 2024 after a hiatus spanning more than a decade. The cover for "College Football 25" featured Texas ...

T he hype around EA Sports’ College Football 26 is building—and with it, a significant boost for college athletes. Players who opt into the game will see their compensation more than double ...

College football players who agree ... offering the same base-level compensation to every FBS athlete that opts-in using the OneTeam platform and COMPASS NIL app,” an EA Sports exec told The ...

EA Sports told The Athletic in January that it had no news on changes to the player compensation model for this year’s game. But in February, a new NIL group called Pathway Sports ...

Before EA Sports published College Football 25, there was a long-going issue about player compensation, with some even threatening to boycott the game entirely. But after the success of College ...

While $1,500 isn’t a life-changing sum, it’s a clear step forward in an industry where player compensation often lags behind revenue generation. EA Sports sends a message: if the game is ...

EA Sports is making a major financial commitment to college athletes ahead of College Football 26. The company announced Tuesday that it will more than double the NIL compensation for players ...

Beyond the standard player compensation, EA Sports is expected to offer additional deals for brand ambassadors and cover athletes, potentially bringing in even larger payouts for select stars.

Players will be paid ... offering the same base-level compensation to every FBS athlete that opts-in using the OneTeam platform and COMPASS NIL app,” EA Sports vice president of business ...