Jack Plummer says being in NCAA football game would outweigh low payout number

Louisville Cardinals transfer quarterback Jack Plummer recently had an interview on the Denner Show where he discussed the team’s expectations for the upcoming 2023 season. But in a lighter conversation, Plummer talked about the next installment of the NCAA football game series.

There have been varying reports about the amount of money that will be awarded to college football players to allow their names, image, and likeness to appear in the game. But for Plummer, just being in the game outweighs whatever the projected payout number is.

“What I’ve seen on the internet was $500. And I don’t know. People probably have different opinions on it,” said Plummer. “It seems a little low, but I think it’s a lot more players in the NCAA than there are in Madden. And I think Madden’s number is a little bit bigger. But, hey man, you’re in a video game. When I was a kid growing up, you just wanted to be in the game. And now, you’re giving me $500 bucks too? Sure. I just wanted to be in the game anyway.”

Given the level of performance and compensation, it is to be expected that the pros at the NFL level would be paid better than college students when it comes to featuring in trademark video game franchises like Madden. For Plummer, just the opportunity of seeing himself featured in a video game it’s worth more to him than the payout. But he is glad that he is getting both in this deal, regardless of the amount.

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With Plummer now at Louisville, he will reunite with Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm. The former Purdue and Cal quarterback played for the first three years of his career from 2019 to 2021 with Brohm at Purdue. With the Boilermakers, Plummer played in 17 games throwing for 3405 yards, 26 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, all while completing 64.8 percent of his pass attempts.

This past year with Cal, Plummer threw for a career-high 3,095 yards and 21 touchdowns as the Golden Bears finished 4-8. Now, he’s running back one more time with Brohm, who left Purdue for Louisville — his alma mater — after Scott Satterfield departed for Cincinnati.

Plummer played high school football at Gilbert (Ariz.), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 565 overall recruit in the 2018 cycle, according to the On3 Industry, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article