NEW YORK — NCAA president Mark Emmert doesn’t know where esports might fit in with the association that regulates major college sports. The plan is for the NCAA to find out more. The association announced last week it has contracted Chicago-based marketing and consulting firm Intersport to further explore the collegiate esports landscape. “This is such […]
During the Stadium network’s Facebook Live broadcast of a Wyoming-Texas State football game on Sept. 30, a hashtag started trending in the comments section: #InterviewCheerleaderSidney. Stadium’s social producer, Greg Shellow, noted its popularity and, though its origin was not immediately obvious, texted the tip to sideline reporter Camryn Irwin, who went to investigate. She approached […]
As awareness of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries increase in sports, especially football, professional sports leagues have implemented protocols and standards designed to help teams keep their players from further harm. But what about colleges, where the risk is the same but the resources and standards are often different? The Pac-12 might have an […]
As James White took a toss from Tom Brady to score the winning touchdown in Super Bowl LI, the people at Marshall Electronics couldn’t have been happier. Not because they are New England Patriots fans, but because their pylon cam was in the perfect spot for the final play in the largest Super Bowl comeback […]
Esports are coming to colleges across the nation and sooner rather than later. At least 39 American universities currently have varsity esports programs. That means scholarships, facilities and coaches directly supporting esports. At many other schools, esports are clubs with varying levels of institutional support. The University of Utah just became the first school among Power […]
