All that glitters is not gold! The world of college football was ecstatic when the College Football ’25 video game was announced, a decade after its predecessor, NCAA 14. The players that would be in the game would get the immense joy of playing as their own characters and would receive an additional monetary payment of $600. But a recent report reveals that EA raked in an additional profit of $66 million while the players themselves were given no slice of that pie.

The NIL policy which was implemented in 2021, allowed student-athletes to gain access to profits from their own publicity rights. As such, College Football promised every player $600 through NIL and a free copy to all of them as well. These benefits are more than what the players back in 2014 received with NCAA 14 but it looks like EA is keeping the massive chunk of their profits to themselves rather than giving the players a taste of it. As such, the Assistant Director of Player Personnel, Devin Rispress, had a few words to protest about this situation.

Devin Rispress calls out EA for not following NIL

Devin Rispress believes that the players should’ve received more financial compensation than the initial amount that they got. Ironically, it is the CU players like Shedeur and Travis who are one of the most paid athletes through the NIL policy and are currently millionaires at the ages of 21 and 22.

A tweet released by the ‘Say Cheese!’ account revealed that “2.2 million gamers paid $30 extra ($100) to play College Football 25, 3 days early.” That means that EA must’ve earned a profit total of over $66 million and yet, the players weren’t compensated for the bonus at all. To which, Rispress expressed discontent and replied to the tweet by saying, “These kids need more than $600 for NIL” The CU camp looks to be upset with how the financial benefits were planned out for the players but if they end up performing well this season, they won’t have to depend on a video game to generate financial success anyways. Thus, Shedeur Sanders won’t be happy with this action of EA, especially after they undersold his ratings. Here’s a look at his sour reaction when he commented on his rating being tied with Carson Beck of Georgia

Shedeur is unhappy with how EA gave him his ratings

Shedeur Sanders was touted to be a top-3 pick for the 2025 NFL Draft and even a Heisman Trophy contender for this season. Additionally, he was competing against Carson Beck for the top QB status but the way EA ended up maneuvering a way around the debate upset the Colorado star massively. They gave both Carson and Shedeur an overall 93 rating and put him in the 17th position.

On the 17th July episode of Reach The People Media channel Shedeur was seen talking to his teammates during the training session and mentioned how he is the best quarterback in the 2024 class. He was heard saying, “I’m the highest quarterback.. They try to tie but even in the time number one. But it’s no tie bro. It ain’t a tie, bro!” Furthermore, Shedeur even talked about the controversial ratings during the SEC Media Day where he said “I’m not a tie guy…it’s either one or two.” Thus, the College Football ’25 game has made the fans very happy except the Colorado squad since they are still overcoming from the harsh reality check that Shedeur received despite being an elite talent this year.