Why Utah is supposedly receiving a larger salary from College Football 25 than either BYU or Utah State?
According to a source, royalty payouts were based on the AP top 25 results during the previous ten years. The University of Utah will soon receive a well-earned salary that is apparently higher than what BYU and Utah State will get, thanks to the success of Kyle Whittingham’s team during the last ten years.
The 134 FBS college football teams will get royalties for EA Sports College Football 25, according to information released by Cllct’s Matt Liberman on Friday. Utah will receive some of the largest royalties in the nation.
According to Liberman, a four-tiered system that takes into account the number of times a team has placed in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll between 2014 and 23 determines how much each school will receive in rewards.
According to records that Cllct was able to get, schools were awarded one point for each season in which they placed in the top 25 in the AP. Tier 1 schools were awarded six to ten points, Tier 2 schools received two to five points, Tier 3 schools received one point, and Tier 4 schools received no points.
Based on that, Liberman estimates that Utah will receive the highest-tier payout of $99,875.16, while BYU and Utah State would each earn $59,025.09, which is the second-highest tier.
According to Liberman, Tier 4 schools will receive $9,987.52, while Tier 3 schools would receive $39,950.06 each.
According to Cllct statistics, Utah is among 13 programs in Tier 1, which also includes Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Iowa.
Having been listed in the AP top 25 in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022, Utah received six points. According to College Football Archive, the last ten years have seen six of the Utes’ 11 all-time top 25 AP poll finishes.
There are 41 universities in Tier 2, including Utah State and BYU. In the last ten seasons, the Cougars (2020 and 2021) and Aggies (2018 and 2021) have both been in the top 25 twice.