Money was an issue only for one player polled. An informal poll of more than two dozen players at schools within the Power Five conferences conducted by 247Sports revealed an overwhelming desire to be included in the game. The good news for those clamoring to play as their favorite player is that many college players are just as big - if not bigger - fans of the defunct NCAA Football franchise. What happens if only a small fraction of players agree to be part of the game? The biggest hurdle on the horizon, however, is the monstrous task of securing the name, image and likeness rights of hundreds of players as EA Sports leans into making the game as realistic as possible. Meanwhile, on-air talent from ESPN are in the process of recording commentary for the game, two sources close to EA Sports confirmed to 247Sports. A launch date of July 2023 is circled on the calendar and the time-consuming process of acquiring photo, video and audio assets from 130-plus FBS schools to guide game designers is winding down, according to emails obtained at several universities via open records requests filed by 247Sports. Information has been scarce since EA Sports College Football was announced in February 2021, but development has ramped up entering the final calendar year of what is expected to be a nearly three-year development process, sources close to the project told 247Sports this summer. The video game developer's long-awaited return to college athletics will end in 2023 with the return of its college football franchise, and the company wants to make a big splash by focusing on the pageantry of college traditions and the inclusion of real players. EA Sports wants to get it right the first time the second time around.
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