College football players are reportedly getting a raise for appearing in EA Sports' next video game. The name, image and likeness payments will increase from $600 to $1,500 for Football Bowl Subdivision players who are included in the upcoming "College Football 26" release,

A new college football video game is coming this summer, and players will receive a substantial raise for letting EA Sports use their likeness.

When EA Sports College Football revived their franchise in 2024, they agreed to pay players that opted into the game $600 and a deluxe edition of the game. That game became the top selling video game of the year,