College Esports QuickTake

Collegiate esports programs and clubs are in dire need of direction in terms of not just events but also things like media rights, revenue sharing, …

Eunice Chen, founder of Enlightgg, comes on to discuss the latest in Enlight's career development platform.

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A Bachelor's Degree in Esports Business seems pretty far-fetched for some of us in North America... but over in Finland, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences is trying something different. Esports Development Manager, …

Michael has a very interesting story moving on from a career in the Army to grinding it out and getting a position as a Valorant Head Coach in his local community esports program at Esports Tower. He sits down to give a …

We often hear about the bigger D1 schools around the nation developing esports programs, almost out of necessity. But rarely do we hear about student …

Danny Martin was previously on the program a few years ago, but now he's back with a new venture and new attitude! Listen to him talk about Esposure, the latest company to help out between the crossroads of education …

How is UCI doing on the esports front of things? Pretty well! Let's hear why with their Director, Mark Deppe!

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Here are a few scholarships all students should be aware of and apply for if you're an aspiring player, game developer, business major, or really …

Just how many Cal schools have developed esports programs compared to the rest of the country?

Cal Matters article here.

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We've got an exclusive interview with Jennifer Frank, Head Coach of Varsity Esports for Miami University's Esports Program. We ask her how she got …

Envy Gaming and Generation Gaming are coming together to further develop esports in Texas, Loading TV will broadcast the final for the Red Bull …

Sebastian Park and Ryan Friedman come on to a passion project come to life. Find out all the details on what exactly is the ECI, how to apply for certification, when to study, and what exactly the impact of this company …

Enjoy this pleasant talk with AJ Zimmerman, a captain within the Salvation Army Gaming Ministry!

Here's their website and their instagram as well as their Discord!

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PLANET9 and Ivy League Esports will hold an intense 12 our charity stream, NASCAR looks to complete its inclusion and diversity initiatives, and …

A small private school out of Titusville, Florida has erected every young person's technological dream; an esports studio dedicated to the …

The huge Overwatch Collegiate Championship just wrapped up, what collegiate programs walked away with the grand prize in scholarship money?

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Overwatch's Collegiate Championship resumes play this weekend, who do you look out for? And TSMU is not just a place for students to get schooled, …

Longhorn Gaming was once the precipice of esports gaming until their TESPA days. Now the program has been forced to reorganize and find a new identity. Esports Director of Longhorns Gaming, Tyler Meffert joins me to …

On a new study and why we need a better definition for problematic internet use. Here's the study: https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cdev.13525

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eFuse continues to grow and now has the capital to support more expansion. I look at how the company is developing, a few new hires and where this most recent influx came from.

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What is the esports industry worth? To answer that question, first there must be a universally accepted definition for what esports is. In this …

Winthrop is crushing on the rift but their esports website could certainly use some work. Winthrop's AD also cites Ninja's Super Bowl ad appearance …

It's finally here! The eFuse Power Ranking weekly episode, literally months in the making. On this new segment, we will break down eFuse's college …

Yeah, this is tangential but there wasn't much news this week. I think the return of NCAA Football (the video game) has two big potential …

Our first three guest podcast ever. I talk with eFuse's Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Klein, Northwood University's Head Coach / Esports Program Director Cody Elsen and Akron University's Program Director / Coach Nate …

All hail our pig gaming saviors. Read the study from the Frontiers of Psychology here:.

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Where is CSL Esports headed after restructuring in 2020? This new partnership offers some clues.

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Mainline CEO Chris Buckner joins the show to talk about the ongoing Collegiate Esports Invitational in partnership with Van Wagner. Featuring eight …

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We look at new moves from Nerd Street Gamers and Monumental that highlight trends in college, high school and scholastic esports.

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University of California Irvine has already built a legacy in collegiate esports. With multiple national championships, top-line research and a wide …

I go in-depth on the plans for a new center from Harrisburg University that intends to focus on three key areas of study surrounding esports.

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The news is finally picking back up again. On this episode we look at a unique Red Bull sponsored university-based Valorant tournament. Then, we look …

As Head Coach of Park University's varsity esports team, AJ is one of the people pushing collegiate esports forward. Her team features three female …

PlayVS has acquired GameSeta to expand reach in Canada while the exodus from CSL continues to benefit eFuse.

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I may be a journalist but I can't put my bias away when it comes to the Ducks. On the Program Spotlight we dive into my alma mater and how an esports program has taken off in the last few years.

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On today's class, we cover an article from two university researchers that highlights the interesting paralells between golf and esports. Read the …

Esports Circus CEO Jefferey Stansfield joins the show to talk about his company, the importance of in-person competitions (covid not-withstanding) …

A whole bunch of studies focused on violent video games was published by the journal Cyberpsycholgy, Behavior and Social Networking focused entirely …

Two companies providing important aspects for college esports growth announced a partnership last week.

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Doc Haskell is one of the best interviews in esports at large. For Boise State, he has won multiple awards including NACE's College Esports Program …

Park Univeristy has three women on the schools varsity esports roster, the most i've seen from a varsity program. Led by one of the few female head …

In class today we look at a study conducted by David Hedlund at St. John's University where he had a group of 1500 respondents answer nine questions …

Yet another one of the many competitive organizers, the partnership between Intel and BoomTV centered around the AVGL is another company to keep an eye on in this crowded space.

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Here's the Harvard article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-health-effects-of-too-much-gaming-2020122221645?unapproved=472489&moderation-hash=1e755af1379a930e88ac2c1b9d58befc#comment-472489

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A jam-packed week of college esports news. Here's all the latest headlines worth knowing about in college and high school esports.

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Level Next is going big with it's new college esports league. On this show, Asaf Nevo, the CEO and co-founder of Pico, talks about why he wanted to …

Varsity programs are able to succeed immediately as shown by the Illinois State Redbirds, a top five college League of Legends team in the fall …

This class looks at a recent review published by the International Journal of Esports focusing on the esports industry in China. Read the full report …

Level Next has a new partner designed to amplify social media posts from schools and TSM has hired a former Pac-12 exec as SVP of Sales. Here's the …

ASU hasn't done a whole lot recently, although their League of Legends team is good, but they are a place of college esports history thanks to the …

Tespa, you will be missed. I got my start in not just college esports but esports as a whole playing in Tespa Hearthstone tournaments in my friend's …

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The top headline from the last week covers a major event connecting 20 important HBCU's for a set of tournaments.

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Columbia College, no, not the Ivy League school in NYC, the christian college in Missouri, has built the universities LoL team into a juggernaut. …

A new study from the Queensland University of Technology found that esports players are more fit than the general public according to BMI. Here's the …

Esports Engine is the best company for live event producting in esports save for only Riot Game's in-house team. Led by Adam Apicella, one of the true veterans of western esports, the company announced its first …

So many of video games most popular titles touch on periods from human history. Over three days, a collection of leading history professors held a …

Maui, Maui, Maui. The bar was just raised for what a traditional sports event operator can do with esports. Here are some takeaways from a college …

The North American Scholastic Esports Federation or NASEF is a competition organizer, a curriculum creator and more with a focus on using gaming to …

Every Program Spotlight to this point has been around a varsity esports program. And while I would like that to be the case going forward, some of …

Another week, another positive study on the impacts of video games. Here's a CNN article covering this study.

Here's the study itself.

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The Maui Invitational is an annual college basketball tournament held in Hawaii. This year Rocket League is getting its own Maui Inviational in the …

Former NFL player Ahman Green and Skinz CEO Gary Kleinman join the show to talk about the importance of health in esports, how Ahman Green went from being an NFL leading running back to an esports coach and Skinz latest …

Boise State University is a true powerhouse in esports. They offer top of the line facilities, great coaches and one of the best leaders in college …

According to a study conducted by the website BonusFinder with help from sports scientists, the most stressful of all the popular games right now is …

Three news hits keeping you informed on the latest news in college esports.

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Jimmy Baratta has done a bit of everything in esports. From building a massive Instagram Clan to working with FaZe Clan to focusing on scholastic …

North Texas is in elite company being ranked in the top ten in two of the three titles as voted on by college coaches on eFuse. Check out the …

An article from the International Journal of Esports looking at why users drive innovation in the industry.

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A look at Cloud 9 University and EA's new partner for collegiate Madden.

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On this show we dive into a debate that happens in brand board rooms, governing bodies and major universities. Are games like Call of Duty, CS:GO and …

A look at the Mizzou Tigers, one of the three schools whose traditional sports teams compete in a Power Five conference, and their esports …

What exactly are esports? That's at the core of every esports publication and industry evaluation. Are esports only top-level competitive leagues? Do they include streamers? What about random players ranked silver? By …

While pro and some college sports have returned to action with increased safety measures, most high schools haven't had any fall sports. Now schools …

If you had heard of Northwood University, you probably play collegiate esports. The small school in Michigan has top tier teams in Overwatch and …

Woohoo, I'm probably the consumer most stoked about the new International Journal of Esports. It's a new double blind peer reviewed academic journal focused entirely on esports. We will be summarizing many articles that …

The North American Collegiate League launches PUBG league and the High School Esports League partners with Aim Lab.

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CSL was college esports for a while. The company has been a leader in the space since 2009, offers the most expansive list of games of any organizers …

Youth sports have been a constant focus of parents and kids for decades. But with competition increasingly moving online, the XP League didn't want kids to miss out on the positive aspects of youth sports when …

Go Zips! The best college rocket league team comes from Akron, Ohio. Here's what you need to know about one of the leading D1 varsity esports …

Cloud Gaming is poised to be the next big thing but a study from Lancaster University highlights some of the issues with streaming games from a …

FACEIT is one of the longstanding esports companies making a bigger focus out of college esports. Here's why FPS fans should be excited about …

College esports is a crowded space with a wide variety of companies trying to be the leaders. We've covered quite a few on this show so far but EGF …

Dr. Baro Hyun is an esports professor, consultant and author. He teaches an esports business class at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. He also is …

Illinois Wesleyan, a small school of under 2,000 students in Bloomington Illinois, is one of the top League of Legends teams. This year they expand …

Many of the studies we have covered talk about some of the positive impacts of video games on developing minds, but today we look at the other end of the spectrum. A study published in the journal Behavioural Brain …

It's a blockbuster deal that will see the EGF organize competitions for the Big East's 11 member schools for the next three years. Here's what you …

The controversial governing body for college sports is absent in esports. Here's why they said they passed on esports and what the real reason likely …

The Esports Combine is a networking and recruiting event designed to help college esports programs find players who are good enough to compete on …

The big names that run traditional sports in college are largely absent from esports. There are a few exceptions, and Utah was the first one. Here's …

Another Wednesday means another reason to keep playing video games. This time we look at an article published in the journal Frontiers of Human Neuroscience showing Mario's big head might not just be for show.

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In this episode we cover a new Madden competition from each of the 10 teams in the MAC conference as well as a quick look at the Esports Combine.

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I'm back from vacation and the College Esports Quicktake has resumed as well. We are going to be back into our normal schedule this week with next …

While I am on vacation we are publishing some interviews. Here's Chris Puckett previewing The Gamer Hour, a new show from Esportz Network set to begin filming in October.

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While I am on vacation for a week, I'm publishing some of my favorite interviews from the past month.

Envy Gaming is a legacy esports organization with a new CEO. They also have a brand new throne after winning Call …

While Mitch is on vacation, we will be publishing three previously recorded interviews.

Everyone wants to know how to break into this industry. Esportz Network Editor in Chief Justin Amin joins the show to talk about …

Mitch is on vacation so will be taking a one week hiatus from the normal college esports quicktake schedule. Instead, we will be publishing three …

GenG's Head of Revenue Operations Jordan Sherman joins the show to talk about GenG qualifying for Worlds, the organizations focus on diversity and …

Harrisburg University is the two-time Overwatch college champs. But their infrastructure goes even further, from top coaches, to full ride …

Men and women can compete together at the highest level of esports but leagues are still male dominated. Some have hoped college esports could go a …

PlayVS is really taking over. The leading operator of high school esports has expanded to colleges and to Canada. Today they announced the largest …

Riot Games, Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard all have their own college esports operations (or a super close partner). Here's how Riot led the way on …

PlayVS became the go-to option for high school esports quickly after being founded in 2018. PlayVS has partnerships with most major developers, is …

Miami of Ohio, not of Florida, was the first varsity esports program for a division one university in North America. Here's the scholarships they …

There is a big discrepancy between the gaming industry and the esports industry. Gaming is simply much much larger, and esports true value is hard to pinpoint. In this episode we talk about the current size of gaming …

Bringing a storied rivalry to esports with a comparison of the University of Washington's recently announced esports program and the University of Oregon's esports program. I'm definitely not biased.

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Robert Morris Universities' esports program has a mixed history. They offered the first League of Legends scholarships which attracted players who …

The console war goes back two decades now, with another chapter on the horizon. Professional psychologists measured aggression, comparing between …

Some big news out of the college world as we gear up for the fall season. Listen in for the latest on Collegiate StarLeague, Generation Esports and …

For our third episode we went north of the border to talk about leading Canadian university the University of British Columbia. A fantastic school in …

Pearson is not a favorite company of most college students. Something about buying $200 textbooks for every class every year rubs students the wrong …

Ahead of the 2020 college esports season, we are taking a tour of the biggest companies pushing college esports forward. Today we look at the …

Weekly on the College Esports QuickTake we are going to go further in depth with some of the leaders in the collegiate world. Living in Las Vegas, I …

We are headed to St. Louis, Missouri for the second episode of the program spotlight. Let's look at the dynasty Maryville U created in college League …

Sure GTA gets the headlines for its love of anarchy but the vast majority of games these days actually have complex moral choices built into the storylines, and those games are having a positive effect on moral …

Three T's each announced deals with collegiate esports programs or companies. For Twitch and TeamSpeak, they've signed on as partners in esports …

As we look forward to the eventual college esports landscape, we are going to go company by company highlighting the various companies who drive …

UC Irvine is one of the first esports programs in North America. The university, located in the epicenter of North American esports, invested heavily in esports programs while most universities were fighting for scraps …

Each Wednesday we dive into a study being done by top researchers around the world. Today we look at a study from Illinois State University examining …

Tuesdays on the College Esports QuickTake are reserved for the biggest news happening in scholastic esports around the country. Today we have two of …

In the first real episode of the College QuickTake, Mitch dives into the winners of CSL's MOBA competitions in 2019. With Riot Games collegiate …

Collegiate esports are growing rapidly and Esportz Network has created a new show to cover all aspects of the collegiate esports scene launching …