How much did Syracuse football get paid to appear in EA Sports College Football 25?

Later this summer, the much-anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 will become available, giving 'Cuse video-game enthusiasts the chance to play this game using some of their favorite Syracuse football players.

Not too long ago, EA Sports unveiled its official trailer for the College Football 25 video game, and as our friends at NunesMagician.com pointed out, that trailer featured the JMA Wireless Dome, rising senior quarterback Kyle McCord, a four-star transfer from Ohio State, and other 'Cuse players.

By the way, EA Sports College Football 25 will launch worldwide on July 19, according to a recent press release from Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts Inc.

In a recent (and interesting) piece from Matt Liberman on cllct.com, he took a look at how much all 134 Football Bowl Subdivision ("FBS") programs, including the Orange, are receiving as payouts to appear in EA Sports College Football 25.

Here's how much Syracuse football is getting paid to appear in EA Sports College Football 25.

Liberman writes that he was able to obtain records "from schools that stipulate the minimum royalties based on on-field success tiers."

According to his story, revenue distribution for EA Sports College Football 25 is broken down into four tiers, and those tiers are calculated by each squad's finish in the final Associated Press top-25 poll over each of the last 10 seasons (from 2014 to 2023).

Per Liberman, these are the payouts based on those four tiers:
Tier 1: $99,875.16
Tier 2: $59,925.09
Tier 3: $39,950.06
Tier 4: $9,987.52

If we're talking about Syracuse football and its Atlantic Coast Conference peers, Liberman reports that the 'Cuse is in tier 3, which means a payout of $39,950.06.

This is the full ACC breakdown:
Tier 1: Clemson
Tier 2: Florida State, Louisville, N.C. State, Miami, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Stanford
Tier 3: Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Wake Forest and SMU
Tier 4: Boston College, Duke, California and Virginia

The 13 college football programs in tier one are Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Utah and Iowa. Not a whole lot of surprises there, from my perspective.

Liberman writes that "the proposed terms of agreement will cover from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2028, and will cover four EA Sports College Football video games (‘25-’28). Tiers will shift based on new rankings as the 10-year period moves up."

He adds that schools are likely to receive additional payments depending on the success of this video game. As Liberman and others have noted in recent months, each student-athlete who opts into EA Sports College Football 25 is receiving $600.00, plus a free copy of the game.

Citing data from the Washington, D.C.-based OneTeam Partners, Liberman says that at least 12,400 players have opted into EA Sports College Football 25.