On Sunday night, eight Ohio State and eight Michigan football players will be competing in an online, 16-team Fortnite tournament. All of the players will earn money for competing, and the top team will split $25,000.
The current players expected to compete in the tournament include Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, Ohio State running back Miyan Williams, Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau, Michigan receiver Roman Wilson and Michigan All-American kicker Jake Moody. The former players include ex-Ohio State quarterbacks Braxton Miller, Troy Smith and Cardale Jones and ex-Michigan quarterbacks Devin Gardner and Shea Patterson.
Epic uses eFuse’s technology to run its collegiate Fortnite leagues, which have about 600 colleges competing. Earlier this year, eFuse co-founder and chief executive Matthew Benson approached Epic about the Ohio State-Michigan event and tying it to the week of the football game, which is known as “The Big Game” and dates to 1897.
He added: “When come home at night, what are they doing? They’re playing video games, they’re playing Fortnite. What we wanted to do was take the celebrity that they’ve built in the ranks of traditional sports and pair that with the gaming ecosystem that they’re so passionate about outside of it and basically bring the two together in this iconic event that showcases the best rivalry in all of sports.
“There really hasn’t been an event like this, specifically focusing on the rivalry, that I know of in esports, especially at the college level,” said John Price, Ohio State’s esports manager who oversees the school’s on-campus, 3,500-square-foot esports arena and the school’s esports teams. “I think that’s one of the best parts of it. It’s a first step into a new part of collegiate esports.”
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