We finally got a piece of our hearts back when EA Sports made good on its promise to bring college football back into the gaming world, and with Name, Image and Likeness now hammered out as a thing, there doesn't appear to be a stop sign in the road of the franchise taking a long pause like what we saw before.

Ohio State appears to be as well-represented as any college football program on the yet-to-be-officially-released cover (or covers) of the EA Sports College Football 26 video game. Leaks of the cover photoshoot began circulating on social media, and The Athletic's Chris Vannini confirmed Wednesday night that the photos were for real.