The NCAA said it won?t allow Electronic Arts Inc. to use its logo and name in video games while it fights a lawsuit that says the governing body owes billions of dollars to former players for allowing their likenesses to be used for free.
The NCAA said yesterday that it won?t enter into a new contract with EA Sports beyond the current one, which expires next June. That means NCAA Football 2014 will be the last edition of the popular game. However, it won?t necessarily stop EA Sports from producing a college football video game depicting powerhouse schools.
?Member colleges and universities license their own trademarks and other intellectual property for the video game,? the NCAA said in a statement. ?They will have to independently decide whether to continue those business arrangements in the future.?
The NCAA is in the midst of a long legal battle that started with a lawsuit filed by former UCLA basketball player Ed O?Bannon.
The suit has expanded to include several former athletes who claim that the NCAA and EA Sports used their names and likenesses without compensation and demand the NCAA find a way to give players a cut of the billions of dollars earned from live broadcasts, memorabilia sales and video games.
Big Ten, Lions team up to hold bowl in Detroit
The Big Ten and the Detroit Lions announced a six-year agreement to play a bowl game at Ford Field, and a person familiar with the situation said the Atlantic Coast Conference will provide the opponent.
The new bowl will start in the 2014 season, and it has not been named or sponsored.
The conferences will select the teams to play in the game.
?We are thrilled to be hosting a new bowl game in Detroit that will be anchored by an annual commitment from the Big Ten,? Lions president Tom Lewand said. ?In addition to showcasing our city and its rich football tradition, this game will be an opportunity for fans to enjoy a postseason matchup featuring one of college football?s best conferences.?
The new game could spell the end for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, which has been played in Detroit and tried to match the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference. The Big Ten often would not have enough bowl-eligible teams to send one to the Little Caesars game.
Ken Hoffman, executive director of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, did not return a message seeking comment.
MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said the announcement of the new Detroit bowl was not a surprise and that his league still looks forward to holding its championship game in Detroit.
Syracuse will hold practice again at military post
New Syracuse coach Scott Shafer is bringing the team back to Fort Drum in New York state for preseason training camp for the second straight year.
The Orange will travel north to the military post during the week of Aug. 12 to continue a bond it shares with the military personnel at the Army base.
With help from the famed 10th Mountain Division, the Orange will incorporate elements of military training into the daily preseason camp. The team will practice on Sligh Field, hold meetings in a battalion headquarters, eat in a mess hall and sleep in barracks.
Players and coaches also will participate in various military activities, including Army physical training and small-unit leadership seminars. The week will culminate with a scrimmage Aug. 15 in front of the soldiers and their families.
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