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NCAA Football headlines

• EA NCAA case ready to settle, athlete's attorneys "extraordinarily pleased"

  Although it must be approved in court, a settlement has been agreed upon by EA and a team of attorneys suing the publisher over the use of player likeness in the NCAA series.

• Southeastern Conference also pulling name from EA Sports' College Football

  Last month the landmark O’Bannon vs. the NCAA case — dealing with NCAA student athletes being unable to capitalize financially on being famous with some earning the schools they represent far more money than their scholarships they receive would indicate — took a turn when the NCAA decided not to renew their license with EA […]

• NCAA dropped EA Sports to evade litigation, says lawyer

  The NCAA’s decision not to renew EA Sports’ football license is related to an ongoing suit over the alleged misuse of player likenesses, according to the attorney leading the litigation.

• EA Sports sued for "anticompetitive" exclusivity deals

  A class action lawsuit will take on EA Sports on behalf of every US resident who purchased a new copy of Madden NFL, NCAA Football or Arena Football over the course of seven and a half years.

• Judgement: EA within First Amendment rights to use ex-Rutgers QB image in NCAA Football

  A US district court judge has dismissed a case against EA which was brought against the firm by ex-Rutgers University quarterback Ryan Hart. Hart accused EA of using his image in NCAA Football without his expressed permission. The judge said EA was well within its First Amendment rights of free expression, which outweighed Hart’s ability […]

• EA Sports: NCAA Football 12 moves 700,000 copies in two weeks

  EA Sports has announced NCAA Football 12 sold over 700,000 copies on PS3 and Xbox 360 during its first two weeks at retail.