According to reports, individual athletic programs, including Ohio State, will be compensated by game usage in 'College Football 26.'

Schools featured in EA Sports College Football 26 will be paid for the first time based on how often gamers use their teams.

EA Sports College Football 25 paid each athlete who opted into last year’s game $600 plus a free copy of the game. Compensation to individual athletes was exclusively managed by OneTeam Partners. More than 14,000 players opted into the game, with the actual likeness of more than 11,000 used, about 85 per team.