Eleven years ago, impassioned gamers banded together to form UTA’s esports club.
The club saw great success, culminating in winning the 2017 Heroes of the Dorm National Championship and over $500,000 in scholarships. By 2019, UTA joined the growing trend and shifted its esports club into a varsity program competing in three games: Rocket League, Overwatch and League of Legends.
Noah Flint, UTA’s esports assistant director, said these are a popular set of core titles that have well-established collegiate leagues and garner the most attention from viewers.
UTA added Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. to the program in 2021, according to previous Shorthorn reporting.