Introducing Mizzou Smash

By Nickolas Carroll, Mizzou Junior studying Strategic Communications  With the overwhelming success of the three varsity teams, Mizzou Esports is looking to expand and provide a platform for every gamer at Mizzou to interact and compete. One avenue that is being explored is the competitive Super Smash Bros scene. Smash has always been around the…

Published: Oct. 15, 2020

Mizzou Students Turn Esports Casting Dream Into Reality

Written by: Matt Schmittdiel Taking initiative can create new opportunities you might not have ever expected. This is exactly what two Mizzou students did when they saw a room full of broadcast equipment,…

Published: Oct. 7, 2020

Mizzou Esports Introduces Competitive Club Teams

By Rilee Stapleton In 2019, Mizzou Esports jumped into its first season of competitive gaming ready to compete at a top-tier level. The Rocket League team won the National Association of Collegiate Esports’ (NACE) National championship in Atlanta, Georgia, Overwatch was one of 12 teams to be invited to compete in the Tespa Varsity Invitational,…

Published: Oct. 2, 2020

Mizzou Esports Builds Virtual Community

By Rilee Stapleton When students moved back to Columbia this fall, for the first time in a few months they might have felt a bit of normalcy. Going to the store to get school supplies last minute, walking around campus to find classes, going to the Student Center to get textbooks; Students did all of…

Published: Sept. 9, 2020