UT Tyler Esports
UT Tyler Esports
Varsity Esports Teams, Professional Development, Community Outreach, Student Engagement
See how you can get involved in UT Tyler Esports through these 4 pillars:
- Our varsity level esports teams primarily compete in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). We currently support teams for Smash Ultimate, Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch2, Apex Legends, and League of Legends.
- Whether you’re interested in a career in the esports industry or not, involvement with this program will provide you with valuable personal and professional development opportunities for whichever industry you choose to enter. See our Content Team and our Events Team for specialized opportunities.
- UT Tyler Esports is devoted to spreading esports opportunities across ETX. Collegiate players inspire students through hosting Summer Camps, High School tournaments, and visiting local Schools.
- Join our Discord to become part of our gaming community. Meet likeminded people on campus in our esports lab or by attending events. Gamers of all skill levels and backgrounds are readily welcomed into UT Tyler Esports’ gaming community.
About Esports
In fall 2020, three faculty members at UT Tyler received a grant to conduct research on Esports. Esports is short for electronic sports and transforms online video gaming into a spectator sport. After the launch of the research, the program grew exponentially. In the spring of 2023, the program is now supported by the Department of Student Engagement, Recreational Sports, and the Soules College of Business to accommodate the rapid growth of the program and to continue the success that the faculty started. The UT Tyler Esports program now consists of varsity level teams for Valorant, Smash Ultimate, Rocket League, Overwatch2, League of Legends, and Apex Legends competing in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) in effort to secure scholarship money and potentially be scouted by professional teams. The program also features Esports Collegiate Management Teams (ECMT), a Content Team, and an Events Team which learn relevant industry knowledge and applicable professional skills as well as a recreational community Discord consisting of 400+ members.
Frequently Asked Questions
All tryouts applications for our varsity esports teams can be found on our Patriots Engage. For more information please visit #tryouts-info of our Discord. Stay tuned in our #tryouts-info of our Discord for more information. If you feel that your application was missed, feel free to dm ashleynacole on Discord.
All applications for all ECMT roles can be found on our Patriots Engage. For more information please visit #what-is-ecmt? of our Discord. These roles are focused on professional development within the context of esports. Each role’s purpose and responsibilities are explained in detail in the #what-is-ecmt? channel of our Discord.
Apply to join our Content Team on our Patriots Engage. If you are interested in any of the following: creating social media posts, YT Shorts or long form content, producing livestreams or videos, photography/photo editing or video editing – feel free to apply. No prior experience is required in order to apply.
Apply to join the Events Team on our Patriots Engage. If you are interested in any of the following: planning community events, community engagement, feeling more involved on campus, planning and executing the set-up & tear-down of events – feel free to apply. No prior experience is required in order to apply.
The Esports Lab is located in the Soules College of Business room 158.
Yes, we have set hours for when the Esports Lab is open and available for general student use found in #Lab-hours in our Discord. Esports Players and related students do have card access to enter the Esports Lab outside of these hours.
We currently support Valorant, Rocket League, Smash Ultimate, Overwatch2, League of Legends, and Apex Legends. We are always open to supporting new games and teams. New games are added primarily based on student popularity, official developer support in the collegiate scene, department capacity, and at the discretion of UT Tyler Esports.
If you don’t see a game that you play, use the #create-a-team channel in our Discord. In order to start finding interested players to start a team.
You can help support UT Tyler Esports by following us on our socials and watching our games on Twitch. Even playing games with other students in our Discord and sharing the link with your friends! We encourage all students to help support our teams so we can grow esports at UT Tyler.
UT Tyler DEPARTMENTS/OFFICES: If you’re a part of a UT Tyler Department, please email esports@uttyler.edu.
CLUB: If you’re a club and want to partner for events, please email esports@uttyler.edu.
SPONSORS: We are looking for sponsors and partners to help fund the successful growth and development
of this program. If you are considering partnering with us as an advocate, sponsor,
community partner and/or donor please contact us or email esports@uttyler.edu.
All Inquiries
Please contact us at esports@uttyler.edu with any questions. For all tryouts questions, join the Discord.
Sponsors and Partners
We need your help.
We are looking for sponsors and partners to help fund the successful growth and development of this program. Consider partnering with us as an advocate, sponsor, community partner and/or donor.
Please let us know if you would be willing to participate in a brief meeting to learn more about this endeavor and explore collaborative possibilities.
Talons Up!
Contact Us
Esports3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
800 UT TYLER
Ph: 903.565.5645
esports@uttyler.edu