2/9-2/23

24-Hour Stream for Giving Day

Once again, in celebration of the program's upcoming Giving Day, the CSU esports Varsity teams and student workers hosted our annual 24-hour stream! Teams rallied together with keyboards and blankets in hand, playing games and alternating naptime to raise money and also to bring attention to the program’s upcoming Giving Day, where fans, friends and family members can make donations to our program. The teams were looking forward to this event for weeks, coming in ready to play games and having the best sleepover ever! We’re already planning for next year’s stream, and mark your calendars for Giving Day on February 26th! 💚🎮

Written by Gabby Palmer

Happy Valentine’s Day from CSU!

Love is in the air this February, and the Varsity teams are celebrating by giving the community personalized player Valentine’s Day cards! Thanks to the creative genius of the program’s Director of Communications, Lexi Pewitt, each Varsity player had their gamer tag cleverly plugged into a romantic verse, proudly displayed on Valentine’s Day cards. “I’ll love you till the end-(3r)”, “Will you be the Skrub McLady to my Skrub McLord?” These are only a few of our players’ cards, and you can find these clever lines displayed on the TVs right outside the esports lab! Much thanks to Scott Wade, Pj Farrell, Gabby Palmer, Lexi Pewitt, and Julien Medina for coming up with these enchanting puns. With so many cards to choose from, which will you give to your valentine? 💚🩷

Written by Gabby Palmer

Welcome, New Players!

We have some very exciting news! CSU Esports is happy to announce that three new high school players have signed up for our esports team!

Written by Nic Smith

CSU’s Rocket League Team Honored at CSU Basketball Game for Championship Win in NECC

On Thursday, 2/12, CSU’s Rocket League team was recognized for their NECC championship win at CSU’s Green and White Basketball game. CSU Esports appreciates the support from CSU’s Basketball team and Athletics, and is so proud of all the hard work and dedication that the Rocket League team put into their win. We can’t wait to see how they evolve this season in Division One. 💚

Written by Lexi Pewitt

Cleveland High School for Digital Arts Visits CSU

Cleveland High School of Digital Arts came to CSU before their regional final competition, also happening at Cleveland State, to get some coaching from our Smash Ultimate team! With all 5 setups running and 8 collegiate smash players, lots of different matchups were made, sharpening the skills of the Digital Arts players.🎮

Written by Nic Smith

New Tech West High School Visits CSU

Recently, CSU’s esports program had the pleasure of hosting New Tech West High School in the lab. The students were able to use the space as a way to train for their upcoming regional playoff game. Through this experience, they were able to work with our Varsity and Club players, one of them being Varsity player Cory Brotosky, a Chemistry education major who student-teaches at New Tech West! The high school students did extensive research during their time, and were able figure out the specific characters the other teams would be playing. They came in 2nd place in the region and have already requested to come back to get in shape for their State playoff appearance!

Written by Gabby Palmer

CSU’s Couner-Strike 2 Club Team Gets Promoted to Division One

Our varsity teams aren't the only teams showing success! On January 28th, the CS2 club team played in their NECC placements, and despite going 1-2, were able to advance their way into Division 1 (including a win over PSU Blue). They started D1 by falling to Boston University in a close 2-0, but they bounced back with a 2-1 win over Seneca Polytech and a 2-0 win over Purdue Gold. The team is excited to see what else they are able to accomplish in this monumental season! 💚

Written by Jacob Jennings

Helheim 2026

With over 120 players and 13 colleges already registered, Helheim will be the first Super Regional at Cleveland State for Smash Ultimate. This will be the first time the tournament has been hosted in Northeast Ohio. The tournament will bring in over a dozen colleges, including Ohio State and Michigan State, as well as over 200 players from the region.

Huge planning has gone into this event from Julien "Potatoblu" Medina and Scottie "Dr. Kirb" Wade.

The event will take place over 2 days on March 28-29. You won’t want to miss this! 🎮💚

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Graduate Spotlight

Danny Torres, "Revey," Valorant Academy

Meet Danny Torres, aka “Revey”, a member of CSU’s Valorant Academy team. Danny is a senior majoring in Computer Science from Cleveland, Ohio, who will be graduating this Spring. After school, Danny plans to work as a Network Engineer. When he isn’t playing for the team or working hard in class, Danny loves to go to the gym. Danny’s favorite moment in Esports was meeting pro Valorant players at VCT Masters in Toronto. We are so proud of all your hard work, and we wish you good luck on your future endeavors, Danny! 💚

Written by Lexi Pewitt

New Player Spotlight

Olivia Bitecofer, "Livy," Street Fighter & Smash Ultimate

Meet Olivia Bitecofer, aka “Livy”. Olivia is a Sophomore from Akron. She’s a math major with an interest in public transportation and city development. This is complemented by doomscrolling– or perhaps doomclicking-and-walking— through Google Street View, as well as reading. Her favorite achievement as a competitive player is getting 25th at Supernova, the biggest Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament of 2025. We are so happy to have you as a part of the team, Olivia! 💚 

Written by Nic Smith

Interested in Joining Cleveland State’s D1 Varsity Esports Team?

CSU Esports is a D1 Varsity program offering the perfect mix of intense competition and unforgettable team experiences. Between thrilling tournaments, exciting team activities, and valuable volunteer events, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary!

Ready to take your game to the next level and create lasting memories? Fill out our recruitment questionnaire below and start your CSU Esports journey for the Fall 2025 season!

Scoreboard & Upcoming Schedule

Scores from 2/9-2/23, Schedule from 2/23-3/9

Check @CSUVikes_GG on Twitter/X for updates!

League of Legends

CLoL

• 2/9 - CSU’s League of Legends team wins 2-0 against Purdue University, Northwest

• 2/16 - CSU’s League of Legends team takes a 0-2 loss against Northern Kentucky University

NACE

• 2/10 - CSU’s League of Legends team wins 2-1 against North Texas University

NECC

• 2/12 - CSU’s League of Legends team loses 2-1 against Purdue University, Northwest

• 2/19 - CSU’s League of Legends team takes a 2-1 win against Northern Virginia Community College

Upcoming Schedule

Smash Ultimate

NACE

• 2/19 - CSU’s Smash Ultimate team wins 2-1 against Purdue University, Fort-Wayne

GLEC

• 2/18 - CSU’s Smash Ultimate team wins 2-0 against Tiffin University

Upcoming Schedule

Overwatch Varsity

NACE

• 2/9 - CSU’s Overwatch Varsity team wins 3-0 against the South Florida University

• 2/9 - CSU’s Overwatch Varsity team takes a 3-0 win against North Texas University

NACE Open

• 2/19 - CSU’s Overwatch Varsity team wins 2-0 against Auburn University

GLEC

• 2/13 - CSU’s Overwatch Varsity team wins 3-0 against Ohio Wesleyan University

• 2/20 - CSU’s Overwatch Varsity team takes a 3-0 win against Tiffin University

Upcoming Schedule

Overwatch Academy

NECC

• 2/13 - CSU’s Overwatch Academy team loses 3-0 against Carthage College

NACE

• 2/9 - CSU’s Overwatch Academy team wins 2-0 against Grand View University

• 2/9 - CSU’s Overwatch Academy team takes a 2-1 win against Purdue University

• 2/16 - CSU’s Overwatch Academy team loses 1-2 against Old Dominion University

• 2/16 - CSU’s Overwatch Academy team takes a 2-0 win against Lasell University

Upcoming Schedule

Rocket League

NACE

• 2/13 - CSU’s Rocket League team takes a 3-1 win against North Texas University

• 2/20 - CSU’s Rocket League team wins 3-0 against Old Dominion University

GLEC

• 2/13 - CSU’s Rocket League team wins 4-0 against Ohio Wesleyan University

NECC

• 2/11 - CSU’s Rocket League team loses 1-4 against Northwood University

Upcoming Schedule

Valorant Varsity

NACE

• 2/11 - CSU’s Valorant Varsity team loses 0-2 against the University of South Florida

• 2/18 - CSU’s Valorant Varsity team takes a 2-0 win against Old Dominion University

CVal

• 2/10 - CSU’s Valorant Varsity team wins 2-0 against Briar Cliff University

• 2/17 - CSU’s Valorant Varsity team takes a 2-0 win against Radford University

Upcoming Schedule

Valorant Academy

NACE

• 2/11 - CSU’s Valorant Academy team wins 1-0 against Ferris State University

• 2/11 - CSU’s Valorant Academy team takes a 1-0 win against Hill College

• 2/18 - CSU’s Valorant Academy team wins 1-0 against the University of Missouri, Kansas City

• 2/18 - CSU’s Valorant Academy team takes a 1-0 win against George Mason University

Street Fighter 6

ECAC Current Records

CFGC Current Records

Upcoming Events

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