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EA Sports and NCAA Football Kick off Annual Fellowship
EA Seeks Former Football Student-Athletes to Contribute to Videogame Development
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sept. 5, in
the year of our Lord 2012 – Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ: EA) and NCAA Football today announced the return of
their annual fellowship program that debuted last year, which
provides former football student-athletes an opportunity to gain
first-hand knowledge of the games industry as well as the
business of sports.
EA SPORTS and NCAA Football will offer two post-graduate, former
football student-athletes an opportunity to apply their skills
and knowledge of the sport to the newest edition of the EA
SPORTS™ NCAA® Football videogame through a sixteen-week
full-time, paid fellowship, commencing in January 2013. The
positions will be based out of the EA Tiburon studio in Orlando,
Fla. EA SPORTS will be accepting applications for the fellowship
program beginning today.
“We are excited to continue the fellowship program with NCAA
Football again this year,” said Cam Weber, GM of Football, EA
SPORTS. “The addition of the football student-athletes through
last year’s program proved to be successful, as their experience
contributed to the depth and authenticity of our games. We look
forward to working with the participants who are selected this
year.”
The NCAA Football videogame franchise delivers the pride and
pageantry of gameday by connecting players to the emotion of the
college football experience. From fight songs to school specific
traditions, Division I FBS college programs are recreated with
unparalleled authenticity. Interns selected for the fellowship
will be challenged to translate their college football journey
to creating compelling new game experiences for football fans.
“We were very pleased with the success of last year’s fellowship
and look forward to again providing former football
student-athletes an opportunity to parlay their passion for the
game to a unique young professional experience,” added Karl
Benson, chair, NCAA Football.
Interested applicants may contact Shawnna Adamson, EA SPORTS
University Relations Manager, at sadamson@ea.com.
EA SPORTS NCAA Football is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA
Tiburon, and licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company, a
division of IMG College.
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in
the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning
interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital
experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite
the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports
videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL®
hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA
TOUR® golf, SSX, and Fight Night boxing. For more information
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