CheckpointXP On Campus Podcast

Welcome back to Checkpoint on Campus! For this week in the world of collegiate esports, we cover a recent Overwatch match between UNLV and CSU, the first Women of Color Esports Tournament hosted by the Black Gaming Association, and much more! Stay tuned to Checkpoint On Campus for everything College Esports!

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Gabriel Eckenroth, aka Azog, has made a name for himself as a fierce ADC in the world of Collegiate League of Legends. Last year, Azog joined Maryville University, one of the top collegiate teams in NA. Join Erica and Jacob as they catch up with Azog, getting his takes on the league, playing for Maryville and the current LoL meta.

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Welcome back to On Campus! This week, Jacob and Erica check out Ferris State’s new degree in Esports Production. Vanessa jumps in to talk about the biggest Collegiate Smash Bros Tournament in TX. And Jack covers Spike Drop, a huge Collegiate Valorant tournament held at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas! All that and more in this week’s episode!

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Eric Minor, aka ThatGuyDJ, is fresh off his 2nd victory in a row at Madden's annual HBCU Championship. Jacob and Sebastian meet with Eric to talk about his experience alongside the NFL, and his first time competing in person for the championship title.

Your weekly dose of On Campus is here! This week, Erica and Jacob are joined by the newest member of the crew, Jack Bridges, to talk about Riot’s recent backing of the Collegiate Valorant scene. The two also cover Nascar’s upcoming i-racing series, and are joined by Vanessa to discuss the BIGGEST Collegiate Esports Arena EVER built at NC State. All that and more in this week’s episode!

We're back at it again CPOC fans! We've got an awesome episode for you this week. Joining us this time is Ken San Nicolas, the manager of Triton Esports at The University of Guam! He gives us an inside look into their rising Smash Bros scene and the development of Triton's esports program. We also cover Ball State's newest esports scholarship and the recent partnership between Team Flash and Burn Gaming. All that and MORE on Checkpoint On Campus!

Your weekly dose of CPOC is here! Some of largest events in collegiate esports are just around the corner. Jacob, Vanessa and Erica are here to break it down!

Welcome back to CPOC! This week, Jacob and Vanessa talk with Pro Smash player, Sonix, about his new venture into the collegiate scene. The crew also covers the recent acquisition of ESL & FACEIT by the Saudi-backed group Savvy Gaming. All that and more on this week’s Checkpoint On Campus!

Welcome back to Checkpoint On Campus! This week, Erica and Jacob sit down with Boise State’s Head Coach for Esports, Dr. Chris Haskell, to talk Collegiate Esports and their world class facility. The two are also joined by our wonderful interns Vanessa and Ruben to discuss the top 5 collegiate Esports programs you’ll want to keep an eye on in 2022. All that and more on this week’s Checkpoint on Campus! 

In this week's episode of On Campus, Jacob, Erica, Dom, Sebastian, Nick, and Ruben sit down and talk about everything that’s happened this year in collegiate esports, and what they are looking forward to the most next year. Tune into the last episode of the year for Checkpoint On Campus!

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Description: In this week's episode of On Campus, Jacob and Erica sit down with Seton Hall Esports Manager, Victor Gomez and talk about the EGFC MAAC-BIG EAST Challenge, as well as the Verizon Collegiate Esports Series Invitational. Stick around to the end of the show to get the scoop on all things Sonic the Hedgehog from our resident expert!

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In this week’s episode of On-Campus, the gang talks about the action-packed NACE Starleague Grand Finals and all the big winners and losers. They also hit on the upcoming Canadian Collegiate Esports League which may finally create a legitimate esports scene in the frozen north. Tune in for all the details!

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In today's episode of On Campus the gang talks to Houston Outlaws GM Matt Iorio, breaks down Pokimane's new scholarship and meet our new intern Vanessa!

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This week on Checkpoint On Campus the gang talks to Cyle Casteel from the no.1 seed UNLV Collegiate Rocket League team, touches on the great work Kettering University is doing, and addresses rumors surrounding a collegiate scene for Halo Infinite! 

This week on Checkpoint On Campus Jacob, Erica and Dominic talk all about the upcoming Collegiate Rocket League Finals, CCL returning with Vanguard, and a special announcement about the future of On Campus.

This week on CheckpointXP On Campus: GCN & Van Wagner join forces for yet another esports invitational. We also preview the Overwatch Homecoming and Johnson C. Smith University goes all in on a esports degree! 

This week on CheckpointXP On Campus: Our crew discusses the future of college esports conferences and breaks down the latest in College Overwatch. Also, West Virgina introduced an esports minor degree program one of the first in a D1 school. 

CCL Preview

Format

• The Season will have 2 splits with 180 teams in the league
• Split 1- The teams will compete in a round robin format and at the end of the first split the teams will be ranked accordingly. After rankings they will be placed in the top cut and bottom cut based on their rankings.
• Split 2- Teams will compete in another round robin against teams in their cut, they did not play prior. Split 2 standings will be divided into Top and Bottom Cut for each region
• Playoffs- Playoffs will have 64 total teams with 8 form each region
• Prizing- 1st- $12,500, 2nd- $6,250, 3rd- $3,125, 4th- $1562.50, 5-8th- $390.62

CLOL Preview

Schools will be placed into two divisions based on their five highest-rated players Solo-Queue division and tier. 

• • We have the “fixed 64 school” Shurima Division
  • And the Bilgewater Division 
  • Both of these teams will “play a best-of-one group stage into a 16-team best-of-five playoff bracket over four weekends” 

Level Next Preview

The Level Next Madden National Championship is BACK. Madden 22 will be played.

• Registration is currently ongoing and is open to college students from more than 2,500 schools across the nation. Registration will close on October 10.
• There will be a collective prize pool of $150,000. Of this prize, $50,000 of it will be awarded directly to 20 campus esports programs through a competition hosted on Twitter. 

Evil Geniuses hosted the Collegiate Showcase Series Invitational 

We have back to back tournaments featuring our CLoL teams!

• • Bethany University
  • UST (University of Saint Thomas) 
  • ASU (Arizona) 
  • Columbia College
  • Winthrop
  • MU
  • Harrisburg
  • Illinois State (Red Birds) 
  • The eight teams that competed are: 

These collegiate teams were promised $10,000 and LG’s own brand, UltraGear Gaming Monitors and Speakers

Chess League

The collegiate Chess League is back and it’s bigger than ever. Colleges from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Russia, India, France, and more are competing this season.

HUE Invitational

The team breaks down what happened this past weekend during the HUEfest HUE Invitational at Harrisburg University.

HBCU Esports

The HBCU League started in August and have been having a weekly game being played, mainly NBA 2k. It began on Aug. 18, 2021, and will conclude on April 6, 2022, featuring 25 HBCUs that will compete in Madden and NBA2K.