The countdown is on for the release of EA Sports College Football 25.
With 56 days until July 19, more and more details about the game are trickling out.
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One significant note dropped on Firday: the payout for every program involved in the game. Those payouts are being made in four tiers, according to Cllct Media.
Tier 1 receives $99,875.16 from the game, Tier 2 receives $59,925.09, Tier 3 receives $39,950.06 and Tier 4 receives $9,987.52. The groupings are done using AP Poll finishes from the past 10 years, as reported.
Wisconsin falls into a crowded Tier 2 along with Big Ten programs including Michigan State, USC and Northwestern.
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Tier 1: $99,875.16
Tier 2: $59,925.09
Tier 3: $39,950.06
Tier 4: $9,987.52(via @cllctMedia) pic.twitter.com/tFYOO4In3n
— On3 (@On3sports) May 24, 2024
Wisconsin’s last 10 years of AP Poll finishes are as follows: 18th, unranked, 8th, 6th, unranked, 8th, unranked, unranked, unranked and unranked.
A return to the program’s form from 2016-2019 is necessary for Luke Fickell to elevate it back into the sports’ top tier.
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