Michigan State had Ohio State's number in both football and men's basketball this season, but Ohio State's League of Legends team will look to turn that tide during a tournament in Boston later this month.
The BTN Invitational: A University League of Legends Event starts Friday, April 22nd at noon ET in the League of Legends show room floor booth at PAX East.
Fans unable to attend will be able to watch via livestream available on both BTN2Go and LoLeSports.com. BTN will air a replay on Monday, April 25.
“The Big Ten has some of the premier eSports teams in the country,” said Michael Calderon, Vice President of Programming and Digital Media at Big Ten, said in a release. “The fast-paced, high-level competition of League of Legends is a great fit for BTN’s audience and we’re excited to be the first conference-owned network to bring the intensity of collegiate eSports to a television audience.”
The uninitiated might be asking, "What in tarnation is League of Legends?"
From btn.com:
League of Legends is a fast-paced, team-oriented online game where two teams of five compete in intense 5v5 battles that require strategic thinking, lightning reflexes, and coordinated team-play. Over 67 million people play League of Legends each month, making LoL the most played PC video game in the world.
For the visual learners among us, here's an example of the gameplay:
Get dumped then, Michigan State!
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