Shawnee State University is an open admissions university located in Portsmouth, Ohio. They have one of the most robust and well-supported esports programs in the country. A university with strong gaming culture, they have been known for gaming before esports was a thing. Their gaming club originated around 2001, and over the years, blossomed into a top-notch gaming program. What's great about their esports program is its hybrid approach. Various school branches are involved in their esports program.  What's cool about their esports program is that it has various overlaps with other departments.  They have several student esports players that are also varsity members of traditional sports. Sports titles like NBA 2k, Madden, Fifa are under the athletic varsity squads program. Their esports program is built in a way that if it makes sense and beneficial to involve other departments, they find ways to make it happen.

Currently, they have varsity teams for League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, Smash Brothers, Hearthstone, Smite, Call of Duty, CS: GO, competing in Collegiate Star League, Unified Esports Association, and other conferences. For a University of their size, their esports facility is awe-inspiring. Sporting 75 high-end computers and a dedicated building with lounge and multiple consoles.

In this episode, Travis Lynn - Esports Assistant Coach, Kyle Trapp - Esports Headcoach talk to us about their esports program and tells us the story of how their program grew to an awe-inspiring esports program.

Connect with Shawnee State University:

Kyle Trapp - Headcoach, Travis Lynn - Assistant Coach

University Website: https://www.shawnee.edu/

Program Website: http://www.ssubears.com/sport/0/22.php

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ssuesports

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssuesports/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SSUeSports

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/team/shawneestateuniversity

Games we play/compete in:

League of Legends

Overwatch

Hearthstone

Call of Duty

Rocket League

Smash Bros.

Smite

And more…

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