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Esports Welcomes Online Students to the Team!

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The Esports Club at The University of Southern Mississippi is open to Online Students! Whether you’re looking for an opportunity to be part of the Southern Miss culture without being on campus, or if you’re just looking to join a championship team to show off some of your own skills, The Esports Club gives students a chance to be a part of the Southern Miss community!

How can I get involved with Esports?

Our Esports club has a wide range of opportunities for students looking for a place on the team. There are five ways you can get involved. Including:

  • Player – be part of the team that competes for championships
  • Coaching – build up the team with insights 
  • Casting – host amazing events, tournaments, and livestreams
  • Media – work on production, graphic design, and social media
  • Analyst – help develop optimal strategies to deploy during the games

What teams are available to compete on?

Our Esports teams cover everything from car soccer to sci-fi battle royales:

  • Overwatch
  • Call of Duty
  • Valorant
  • Halo: Infinite
  • Rainbow Six: Siege
  • Rocket League

And Southern Miss doesn’t just play. We play to win. Our teams have risen to the top of many national championship tournaments. During the 2021-2022 season, our Overwatch team was Fall Conference Champions, and Spring Conference Finalists, as well as the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) National Finalists. Our Rocket League team was the Spring 2022 NECC conference and National semi-finalists. Our Rainbow Six: Siege team took home the trophy as the NECC Emergent National Champions.

The Eagle Esports team has signed over 75 student-athletes, supporting over 10 video game titles. There are even internship opportunities in production, game management, and graphic design. Our student athletes have gone on to find careers in business, education, marketing, and even healthcare, and as an online student, you can also be part of the Eagle Esports team. If you’re interested in learning more about the Esports club, visit our Esports page, or if you’re ready to get involved now, use this form to apply!


Office of Online Learning

All blog posts are written and maintained by the Office of Online Learning at The University of Southern Mississippi. We provide support to online students, to faculty teaching online courses, and to units seeking to develop, grow, or improve online programs at the University.

For more information, email us at online@usm.edu.