EA Sports Operates Around the Fringes of NCAA Restrictions

By Andy Latack* The best player in college football last season was arguably the quarterback at the University of Southern California. He was a senior, listed at 6-foot-5 inches and 225 pounds. He wore number 11. His name is Matt Leinart. The best player in the wildly popular video game called "NCAA Football 06" also happened to be a quarterback at USC. He, too, was a senior, and was listed at 6-foot-5 inches and 225 pounds. And, not coincidentally, he wore number 11. His name, however, is QB #1