EA Sports Sending Player NIL Contracts Today to Opt In For College Football 25

Earlier today, EA Sports confirmed all 134 FBS schools will be featured in EA Sports College Football 25. First reported by Extra Points’ Matt Brown and later confirmed by Chris Vannini at The Athletic, EA Sports has begun sending out NIL contracts to all players. Players that opt in will receive $600 and a copy of the game on their platform of choice. Some of the higher profile players will receive additional NIL compensation as ambassadors for the game and promoting.

More than 11,000 players and up to 85 per school will be included on the initial roster. Any player that does not opt in will have a generic player avatar. According to EA Sports’ senior vice president, Daryl Holt (via ESPN)… “if a player chooses to not be included in the game, he will not be able to be created in the game by users — although Holt wouldn’t say how they would prevent that, only that it will not be allowed.”

Kirk HerbstreitChris FowlerDavid PollackJesse PalmerKevin ConnorsRece Davis and Desmond Howard have officially announced they will be voices in the game. Rich DeMarco will be the PA announcer. EA Sports College Football 25 will release later this summer on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.