Mandel’s Mailbag: Why couldn’t EA Sports make deals to bring back NCAA Football?

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel fielded another round of subscriber questions and answers them in this edition of Mandel's Mailbag. He answers whether or not NCAA video games will make a return, if there is a precedent for seasons affected by pandemics and much more.
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I’ve been doing a lot of FaceTimes and Zoom calls with friends and family members lately, and a frequent question they ask is: What are you writing about right now since there are no sports? I think some may be under the impression we just stopped updating The Athletic once the NCAA tournament got canceled.

The reality is, I find myself much busier right now than I normally would in early May.

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