PLANET9 and Ivy League Esports will hold an intense 12 our charity stream, NASCAR looks to complete its inclusion and diversity initiatives, and PlayVS announced a new summer tournament If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

College Esports QuickTake

PLANET9 & Ivy League Esports Team Up To Fight COVID, NASCAR Partners with HBCU's

A small private school out of Titusville, Florida has erected every young person's technological dream; an esports studio dedicated to the competition, broadcasting, and, most importantly, education, of the young students who joined the program. Support their Twitch channel, once they start streaming, here, at PACA Esports (https://www.twitch.tv/pacaesports) Also check out these amazing pictures of their esports studio here. (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ucAoXNTBJTa6mKoV-vH6RXKsSgaFB1PV?usp=sharing) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

Program Spotlight: PACA Middle School Esports

The huge Overwatch Collegiate Championship just wrapped up, what collegiate programs walked away with the grand prize in scholarship money? Here's the full "Northwood v Maryville" Finale (https://youtu.be/sSh4bQWgDMk) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

OWCC Just Wrapped, Who Won? 

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, but for everyone. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

OWCC Round of 32 Incoming, TSM Announces New Initiative

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 discuss the state of the program out of UT. Follow the program on Twitter @Longhorn_Gaming (https://twitter.com/Longhorn_Gaming) Here's their Linktree (https://linktr.ee/longhorngaming) where you can join in on their Discord as well get in touch! If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Tyler Meffert. 

Program Spotlight: UT Re-emerging as an Esports Program ft. Tyler Meffert

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 If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

Class in Session: Loneliness Linked to Problematic Internet Use by New Study

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. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

In the News: eFuse Brings in $6M Funding Round

What is the esports industry worth? To answer that question, first there must be a universally accepted definition for what esports is. In this episode, Dr. Seth Jenny convinces a non-believer (me) that we should take a much broader definition of what esports truly is, raising the market cap substantially. Read the paper Dr. Jenny co-authored here. (https://www.ijesports.org/article/15/html) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Dr. Seth Jenny. 

The Billion Dollar Myth - Professor Seth Jenny on Why Esports is Undervalued

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 as reason for program. (https://www.winthrop.edu/news-events/winthrop-university-to-launch-varsity-esports-this-fall.aspx) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

Program Spotlight: Winthrop Establishes Itself as One of the Top League of Legends Teams

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 coaches rankings which show the dominant teams in the three biggest collegiate esports: League of Legends, Overwatch and Rocket League. I dive into all the top tens but read it directly on eFuse.com here. (https://efuse.gg/learning/collegiate/cp-rankings-wk0-2021) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

Power Rankings: Maryville, Northwood, and Harrisburg Lead the Way in Three Different Esports

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 implications for college esports in the future. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

In the News: What the Return of NCAA Football Could Mean for College Esports

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 Meeker. Akron and Northwood are the two dominant collegiate Rocket League programs and they have an upcoming showmatch hosted by eFuse on Tuesday, the 16th beginning at 6:30 PM ET at https://www.twitch.tv/efuseofficial. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guests: Cody Elsen, Nate Meeker, and Patrick Klein. 

Northwood, Akron and eFuse On Upcoming RL Showmatch, What Collegiate Esports Needs for Growth

All hail our pig gaming saviors. Read the study from the Frontiers of Psychology here: (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631755/full). If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

Pig Gamers: Researchers Using Video Games to Test Cognitive Function of Pigs

Where is CSL Esports headed after restructuring in 2020? This new partnership offers some clues. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! 

In the News: CSL Esports Hints at New Direction By Partnering with Seventy Six Capital

Mainline CEO Chris Buckner joins the show to talk about the ongoing Collegiate Esports Invitational in partnership with Van Wagner. Featuring eight traditional sports conferences with two teams apiece, we talk about utilizing traditional sports infrastructure to accelerate esports adoption by colleges, why Rocket League works as a bridge for college esports events and more. Check out the finals of the Collegiate Esports Invitational on Van Wagner's Twitch channel airing February 6th and 7th. (https://www.twitch.tv/vanwagneresports) If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For daily news hits on everything in the wider esports industry, check out the Esports Minute. (https://www.esportstopstories.com/) For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Chris Buckner. 

Mainline's CEO on the Collegiate Esports Invitational, Drawing College Esports Events Around Sports Conferences

The latest developments in college esports including news, rankings, events, opinions, and players, a deep dive into the world of college esports!

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