Utilizing open records requests and sources close to EA SPORTS, 247sports.com's Brandon Marcello has been able to uncover the latest news surrounding EA SPORTS College Football. Some highlights:

In line with previous reports, game development has ramped up in the final calendar year of a three-year development process which is still aiming for a July 2023 release. As of July 2022, developers were entering the final push in gathering art assets for all 130 FBS programs. Currently, on-air talent from ESPN (no names given or hinted) are recording commentary for the title.

Industry leaders expect EA SPORTS to finalize a partnership with an NIL group deal this summer. As mentioned in the article, this could include OneTeam's partnership with OpenDorse.

To no one's surprise, the game is being built on the Madden NFL engine but with tweaks and changes to fit the college game, similar to the formula for the NCAA Football franchise. The focus for year one is game design, atmosphere, and unique traditions for each program while playbooks will be more robust and team-specific.

Finally, in terms of game features, Dynasty Mode and Road to Glory will appear in the title, while other modes (including Ultimate Team) could be added in later updates.

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As we’ve passed the second Tuesday in July, it has now been nine long years since the release of NCAA Football 14 on July 9, 2013. However, should EA SPORTS College Football follow the same release schedule and rumors of a 2023 release prove true, we are now within one year of the title being launched.

While game info is still likely a ways off from being publicly known, we have put together five aspects that we’re looking forward to learning about and seeing in EA SPORTS College Football. When will the first official game info be released? How will the massive changes in college football over the last ten years be reflected in-game? How will the game utilize the leap in console technology?

Read more to see all five aspects and our thoughts on each. ...

We’ve reached the traditional release date for NCAA Football (the second Tuesday of July) for the ninth, and hopefully final, year with no college football video game before the rumored release of EA SPORTS College Football in 2023.

Before we start looking ahead to the new title, we want to hear from YOU, the community: What are some of your favorite memories regarding NCAA Football?

These memories could be a great game, your favorite version, favorite feature, midnight release story, friends made through the game – basically any great memory that reminds you of the game.

Share your memories here and we will showcase them in a future edition of the TGT Podcast. ...

Thanks to Freedom of Information Act requests, Matt Brown and his Extra Points blog have provided some early information on the development of EA SPORTS College Football.

Most notably, the company is still telling schools that "game development is in full swing, and the launch goal remains summer of 2023."

Per a memo dated February of this year, the development team has been gathering stadium assets and is also looking for obtaining music assets from schools. This includes band songs, crowd chants, cheers, and also when the particular audio is played during the game. In that same memo, the Collegiate Licensing Company stated that "nearly 120 institutions, athletic conferences and bowl games" have "conceptually approved participation," per Brown.

Click here to read Matt Brown's full Extra Points blog and listen to his podcast with early EA SPORTS College Football information that includes details on player participation, school payments, and game modes. Not surprisingly, Ultimate Team and Dynasty Mode are expected to be in the inaugural release of EA SPORTS College Football. ...

With the spring football season wrapping up across the country, @cdj80 and @JBHuskers talk about how it might look should it be added to EA SPORTS College Football, largely focused on recent and historical community feedback.

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It's currently spring football season for many college football programs around the country.

What aspects of spring football would you like to see incorporated into EA SPORTS College Football?

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Per Matt Brown, the three newest FBS programs (Sam Houston, Jacksonville State, and James Madison) will be in EA SPORTS College Football along with accurate stadiums renderings for each respective program.

James Madison will be a part of the Sun Belt starting in 2022, while Jacksonville State and Sam Houston will be joining Conference USA in 2023. It is rumored, but not confirmed, that EA SPORTS College Football will release in summer 2023. ...

During the Sports Business Journal Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, the Collegiate Licensing Company's CEO Cory Moss stated that releasing EA SPORTS College Football in the summer of 2023 is the "hope." This date matches an earlier rumor according to Darren Rovell and also according to documents obtained by Matt Brown's Extra Points newsletter.

EA SPORTS would later post a tweet clarifying that they have not released a specific release timeline for the game and will do so at a later date. ...

Sports Gamers Online's Mike Straw is reporting that Madden NFL 22 will not be receiving any additional significant post-launch Franchise Mode improvements as a portion of the Madden team has been moved to work on EA SPORTS College Football.

Straw is also reporting that a source close to the Madden NFL development team has stated devs are "stressed and frustrated" and that "It's not a good place right now." His sources have stated that they know this decision will not be received favorably by the Madden community, especially given how game executives have talked publicly over the last two years that Franchise Mode will be treated as a live service and receive improvements/features throughout the year. The two canceled updates were believed to include a full scouting tree as well as new scenarios.

It is unknown how many team members shifted to EA SPORTS College Football and also why they were moved. For example, is it to shore up the game before the rumored 2023 launch or is the game behind the development curve?

Credit to Sports Gamers Online for this story.

UPDATE - EA has provided a statement to IGN: We do not like to comment on rumors or speculation; however, we are committed to continuing to improve Franchise as a part of our ongoing Madden NFL 22 live service and beyond. This includes two upcoming Franchise updates that we'll deliver in Madden NFL 22. We will have more details on the updates in the new year.

SGO has also since responded: Myself and the rest of SGO will always stand by our original reporting. There’s no reason for us to not continue to do this moving forward. As an outlet started to help sports gamers improve and to bring them the latest on the games they love, if our reporting leads to positive outcomes for the gaming community, that makes it all worth it. ...