REPORT: EA Sports Is Targeting July 2023 Release Date For Return Of NCAA Video Game

Ok, there’s some good news and some bad news…

The good news is EA Sports is working on a new NCAA College Football video game. The bad news, the game won’t be released until 2023.

Reporter Matt Brown obtained records from the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) through an Open Records request that state EA Sports plans to launch the game in July 2023:

NEWS:

According to internal documentation from CLC that I obtained via Open Records request, the CLC told FBS institutions that EA Sports intends to release the new video game in "July of 2023".

— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) March 11, 2021

NEW EXTRA POINTS:

I obtained a copy of the EA Sports College Football video game sent to FBS schools. It includes a proposed release date, info about roster customization, DLC, and other stuff consumers might be interested in:https://t.co/62cUhNaniK

— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) March 11, 2021

There will be more than 100 teams in the game, and their logos, stadiums, uniforms, and gameday traditions will be replicated in the game.

It should also be noted that student names, images, and likenesses won’t be in the game due to ongoing lawsuits and other legal matters.

While fans are happy to see the game comeback, institutions like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced it won’t be part of the title until better decisions come down regarding its student-athletes.

“Notre Dame Athletics welcomes the return of EA Sports College Football, a video game series that has historically helped promote interest in college football,” the statement said (via GI.biz). “Notre Dame will not, however, participate in the game until such time as rules have been finalized governing the participation of our student-athletes.”