Return of NCAA video games? Twitter reacts to NCAA's vote to allow student-athlete benefits
The NCAA has voted to allow student-athletes to benefit off their name, image and likeness, and almost immediately, college football fans’ minds went to one thing — video games.
The popular NCAA Football video game franchise created by EA Sports hasn’t had a game released since 2013, due to student-athletes not being able to benefit from their likeness in the game. But Tuesday’s vote could be a step toward the games returning.
People on Twitter shared their thoughts on the vote, many of them also pushing for the video game series’ return. Here’s some of what they were saying:
Talk to me @EASPORTS
When can we get this started?!?#BringBackNCAAFootball— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1189246052639084545?s=20
Bring NCAA Football back and put ALL teams that missed out in it too! https://t.co/CtbL3xwQNL
— Darron Lee (@DLeeMG8) October 29, 2019
This paves tbe way for NCAA football from @EASPORTS to come back. It will be a matter of working out the finances, which would likely be some kind of model that involves an overall fee to be split amongst all NCAA football players. https://t.co/SMBxtEFNvl
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) October 29, 2019
So, when's NCAA '21 coming out?
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) October 29, 2019
With likeness rights, it not only opens the door for NCAA Football to return. But also opens the door to use real-life Madden classes in Franchise mode.
— Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) October 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/thorku/status/1189241636980690946?s=20
NOW BRING BACK NCAA FOOTBALL https://t.co/I2YdJEz5Kg
— Master (@MasterTes) October 29, 2019
In all seriousness, pretty remarkable how quickly the NCAA was able to put legislation together when their feet were put to the fire. Almost alarming to an extent.
— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) October 29, 2019
A live look at EA Sports NCAA Football 20… pic.twitter.com/EFoY5FtZFQ
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) October 29, 2019
Translation: @EASPORTS currently hiring game developers with NCAA sports knowledge… https://t.co/155ODVL1hI
— Spotrac (@spotrac) October 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/_joshonair/status/1189246035501166593?s=20
