Notre Dame says it will not participate in the new EA Sports college football video game until new name, image and likeness rules for college athletes are established.
In a statement released Monday, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said that the university “welcomes the return” of the game, now dubbed EA Sports College Football. However, Notre Dame will “not participate in the game until such time as rules have been finalized governing the participation of our student-athletes,” Swarbrick said.
Swarbrick said the position of Notre Dame is that college athletes should be able to benefit from the use of their likenesses in the video game.