EA Sports' announcement of its college football franchise return pumps up the CFB fans dropping bizarre requests: "We need online multiplayer"

EA Sports' latest announcement about its college football game release was well-received by fans who have had to wait for years to get their hands on newer versions of the game.

A representative of the company confirmed to On3 that the game will be released next summer. A short statement accompanied the news.

After a consistent run of releases from 1998 to 2013, the video game's huge fanbase was left flailing after a slew of lawsuits assaulted the company.

Ed O'Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, started a class action lawsuit against the NCAA for its violation of antitrust laws for the game's use of their likenesses without a share of the revenue.

It has been 10 years since fans saw another release which explains why they greeted EA Sports' announcement with such enthusiasm and downright bizarre requests.

Does the EA Sports' announcement include player compensation structures?

The EA Sports' announcement in May confirmed that actual likenesses of players will be used in this version of the game.

A representative of the company stated that they were collaborating with OneTeam Partners to "facilitate collegiate athletes' names and likenesses." Eligible FBS players can choose to have their likenesses captured.

This would bring the game in line with more modern standards that make the game as realistic as possible. It was also confirmed that the players who take the opt-in option to appear on EA Sports College Football will be compensated.

In May, the company was still working on a compensation model that would suit the players whose captured likenesses would appear in the game. A random avatar would be assigned to any player who did not wish to appear in the game.

The company's spokespeople stated that the goal of the compensation structure is to be as inclusive and equitable as possible.

The OneTeam Partners website expounded on the compensation option for student-athletes and briefed that if individual impact sales could not be isolated and identified, then players would receive equal compensation.

The EA Sports' announcement has been one of college sports' biggest reliefs, and fans certainly cannot wait for next summer.

About the author

Cabral Opiyo is a journalist who covers college sports at Sportskeeda. With work experience spanning over 10 years, Cabral is an avid follower of college football and basketball and what goes into making the perfect elite prospect. He brings the news as it happens and analyzes football games to a high degree of accuracy.

As a writer, he loves bringing to life historical and iconic moments with his writing, fueled by extensive and verifiable research, creating an image in the reader's eyes.

Cabral has been known to sneak away from a high-profile NBA game to catch an obscure college basketball game and is an avid re-watcher of Tim Duncan and San Antonio Spurs games from the 2000s.

UConn winning its first national title under Dan Hurley remains his best college sports moment. Cabral rates A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark as his favorite players due to their productivity and the Alabama Crimson Tide as his favorite college team.

In addition, Cabral follows football and is a huge Italian and Brazilian football fan. He has written about football for a decade and held a byline with Outside of the Boot Football.

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