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File - In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, fireworks light up the sky at the conclusion of the Shamrock Series NCAA college football game at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, in Boston. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 19-16. Longtime Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has organized an unusual inside Fenway Park Marathon. Friday's event will take 50 runners around the outfield of Boston's storied baseball stadium 116 times to cover the classic 26.2-mile distance. McGillivray says the race is the culmination of a dream he had as a boy when he aspired to play second base for the Red Sox. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa File)
File - In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, fireworks light up the sky at the conclusion of the Shamrock Series NCAA college football game at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, in Boston. Notre Dame defeated Boston College 19-16. Longtime Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has organized an unusual inside Fenway Park Marathon. Friday's event will take 50 runners around the outfield of Boston's storied baseball stadium 116 times to cover the classic 26.2-mile distance. McGillivray says the race is the culmination of a dream he had as a boy when he aspired to play second base for the Red Sox. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa File)Charles Krupa/Associated Press

Val Ackerman: NCAA Football Video Game Return 'Unworkable' Amid New Image Rules

Adam WellsApr 29, 2020

Despite new rules set to allow student-athletes to profit off their name and likeness, the NCAA Football video game series seems unlikely to make a return.Ā 

Per The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach, Big East commissionerĀ Val Ackerman explained that group licensing for things like video games and replica jerseys isĀ "unworkable in college sports" because student-athletes aren't part of a union and don't have a bargaining unit.Ā 

In the NCAA working group's report (h/tĀ Dan HopeĀ of Eleven Warriors), there is a chance at some point the video game could return, but nothing is imminent.Ā 

"The divisions should continue to explore whether it is possible to support institutionally managed group licenses for athletically related activities," the report said.

The NCAA Board of GovernorsĀ announcedĀ Wednesday its support for a rule change that will allow student-athletes to receive compensation from endorsements with outside parties, personal appearances and other business ventures.Ā 

The rule will likely be approved in January and go into effect starting with the 2021-22 academic year.Ā 

There have been past attempts by individual college teams to unionize, most notably Northwestern's football team in 2015. The National Labor Relations BoardĀ rejectedĀ the Wildcats' bid to form a union, citing competitive balance and the potential impact on NCAA rules.Ā 

Donald Remy, the NCAA chief legal officer,Ā saidĀ in 2014 that any attempt by student-athletes to form a union "undermines the purpose of college: an education."

EA Sports hasn't produced anĀ NCAA FootballĀ video game since 2013 afterĀ settling a lawsuitĀ brought by former players who were seeking payment for their likenesses being used in past iterations of the game.Ā 

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