EA Sports is set to release a revived version of its College Football franchise, and one of the major updates is that players will now be compensated for their likeness in the game through NIL agreements. Almost all players have opted in to be featured in the upcoming release. However, the compensation doesn’t stop with the players, as schools are also set to profit from the rights to their trademarks being used in the game.
According to information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, FBS schools have been divided into tiers based on their performance in the AP Top 25 over the past 10 seasons. Schools like Oregon, which have consistently finished in the Top 25, are in Tier 1 and will receive substantial revenue compensation of nearly $100,000. On the other hand, schools that haven’t made it to the Top 25 in the past decade will receive significantly less compensation.
Oregon is one of 13 Tier 1 schools and the only Pac-12 program to be included in this category. The game is set to be released later this summer, allowing fans to take control of teams like the Oregon Ducks in a video game for the first time in 11 years. This time, both players and schools will be sharing in the profits generated by the game.
Overall, the return of EA Sports’s College Football franchise is not only an exciting development for gamers but also a unique opportunity for players and schools to benefit financially from their involvement in the game.
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