EA Sports Reveals That College Football is Returning to Consoles

Written by Brandon Hofer on February 02, 2021

News: Something that fans have been wanting for a very long time is now happening...the return of collegiate football.

Electronic Arts has just made an announcement that sports gamers have been waiting years to hear...college football is back! Today EA announced that they have partnered with CLC, the nation’s leading collegiate trademark licensing company. The partnership allows for EA Sports to be the exclusive developer of simulation college football video game experiences. Development of EA Sports College Football is just underway, with launch timing still to come as the project progresses in the years ahead.

For two decades, EA Sports entertained millions of fans by recreating the unparalleled pageantry of college football. The EA Sports college football franchise was a consistent top-five sports title in North America during its previous run, generating tens of millions unit sales from 2005-2014. In recent years, college football has been one of the most-requested games by fans from EA Sports, and today EA is confirming plans for its official return.

"We’ve heard from the millions of passionate fans requesting the return of college football video games,” said Cam Weber, EA Sports EVP and GM. “We love the energy, tradition and pageantry of college football and I am beyond thrilled to say we are back in development. We have a lot of really exciting work ahead of us, and a great team that is eager to bring a new game to players in the next couple of years.”

“We’re very excited to collaborate with EA Sports to bring back the college football franchise, one of the most popular collegiate licensed products in our history,” said Cory Moss, CLC CEO. “The college football video game connects passionate fans to college brands and introduces new fans to the storied traditions, excitement, and game day experience that make college football unique.”

Through the CLC partnership, the franchise will include the rights to more than 100 institutions featuring the logos, stadiums, uniforms, gameday traditions and more that fans have come to know and love. While this college game will not include student-athlete names, images and likenesses, EA Sports is continuing to watch those developments closely. Will we have student-athlete names, images, and likenesses one day? Perhaps but it is too soon to tell.

What do you think about the return of college football to EA Sports? It sounds like the game is years away but will you pick it up once it is eventually released? Tell us what you think below.