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>>More Concussion Lawsuits Filed Against NCAA
 
The latest round of class-action concussion lawsuits against the NCAA and major college football conferences were filed by former college football players from Florida State, Miami, Florida, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Louisville and Murray State.
 
The lawsuits were filed in federal courts Wednesday by Chicago-based attorney Jay Edelson. The seven lawsuits increase the total number to 22 filed since May.
 
The players are seeking damages for injuries they claim are the result of mishandled concussions they suffered while playing college football.
 
In most cases the lawsuits name the NCAA and the conferences in which the schools competed. State laws protect most schools from being sued. The University of Miami, a private school, is named in the lawsuit filed by former defensive back Ryan Hill, who played for the Hurricanes from 2006-2010.
 
>>EA Exec Says Football College Football Game Will Return 'One Day'
 
If EA Sports gets its way, you won't have to rely on old versions of the "NCAA Football" video game to get you through the summer. 
 
According to one EA executive, the beloved, defunct video game is bound to make a comeback sooner or later.
 
"One day, I know we'll be back," said EA's Chief Competition Officer Peter Moore in an interview with IGN.
 
The last edition of the franchise was "NCAA Football 14." By that time, both EA and the NCAA (along with Collegiate Licensing Company) were at the center of major litigation started by former college athletes demanding compensation for the use of their likeness. Eventually, the legal process rolled into the more all-encompassing Ed O'Bannon antitrust case. In the fallout of NCAA Football's demise, players began receiving checks for the use of their likeness.
 
There have been passing rumors that "NCAA Football" was making a comeback, but this is the most concrete evidence that such hopes will come to fruition. Exactly when that will happen, though, is unknown.

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