Esports

Kent State University offers support for varsity and club level esports teams. While we currently compete at a varsity level in Overwatch, League of Legends, Hearthstone, and Rocket League, we support club team development of titles that students want to play and will add various games on a semester basis.

20-21 Team Tryouts

Tryouts for the 20-21 season will be held virtually on July 11 and 12 (for Valorant and Overwatch) and on July 18 & 19 (for Hearthstone and League of Legends). Varsity team tryouts will be entirely remote. If you are interested in playing for one of Kent State's Varsity teams, use this form to apply and be included in communications about tryout details.

image from the eSports game at https://playhearthstone.com

Background

Learn more about Esports on college campuses, from this media coverage:

Inside Higher Ed's Video Games as a College Sport article
Wall Street Journal's video

Focus Areas at Kent State

Currently, most campuses are focusing on:

Overwatch
Hearthstone
League of Legends
Rocket League
New games will be added with enough student interest

If you are interested in joining a team as a varsity or club-level player, please email eSports@kent.edu or contact your campus' respective coordinator.