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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While packing for his trip to ACC Media Day in Charlotte, NC State running back Jordan Waters contemplated adding a gaming system to his luggage. He, like thousands of other sports fans around the country, has been playing EA Sports’ College Football 25 religiously. “Every day,” Waters said of how often he plays it. “I can’t stay off of it.” For the first time ever, EA Sports implemented rosters using current college football players through NIL deals that awarded most in the game a $600 payment and a free copy of it. That, in turn, has made the new iteration of the game a hi…