No one has had a collegiate League of Legends career like that of Tony "Saskio" Chau.
The University of Kansas announces the formation of a varsity level esports team, and starting in January 2020, will compete in League of Legends.
Harrisburg University Storm took home the top honor of “Best Collegiate Esports Program” during the Tempest Awards Gala in Las Vegas, NV. The Pennsylvania powerhouse beat out other collegiate esports programs like Maryville University, UC Irvine, UC Berkley and University of Utah.
Alex "Xpecial" Chu will be relocating to Harrisburg, PA to take his coaching role for Harrisburg University to the next level. The former professional esports athlete began coaching the HU Storm League of Legends team remotely in January of 2019.
Saskio joined Inven Global after MU's victory to discuss his role swap, his post-graduation plans, and the development of collegiate LoL esports.
American Insurance company State Farm has extended its current sponsorship of League of Legends. State Farm initially partnered with LoL Esports ahead of the 2018 NA LCS Spring Split.