This Sunday, streaming superstar and Michigan football fanatic, NICKMERCS has partnered with Columbus’ own, eFuse and Epic Games to host one of the most exciting Fortnite tournaments in history and the first tournament to feature both current and former Ohio State and Michigan football players for up to $55,000 in prizes.
“Gaming deserves a place in rivalries as grand as this,” said Matthew Benson, CEO of eFuse. “Alongside our partners are Epic Games, we’re going big with a tournament featuring the rivalry’s biggest names, putting real money on the line and broadcasting this out to millions of viewers. Our proprietary platform was built exactly for major moments like this and we can’t wait to see how the gaming community responds.”
“Football and gaming have long been synonymous,” said Zach Beebe, Founder of NIL Management, a management and consulting agency supporting college football’s top stars. “The Rivalry Week Fortnite tournament is celebrating the past while looking to the future and building new traditions within gaming and modern entertainment. Our collegiate clients are super excited and can’t wait to battle. This series will be one for the history books!”
It gives me chills to think of this rivalry extending to yet another arena and my mouth dropped when Team Ohio State was announced. There will be 16 players on the roster, with eight being former stars and eight being current ones. To get you ready if you’re into this sort of thing (and you should be) here are eight former Buckeye stars jumping on the sticks to defend the great state of Ohio.
The tournament will air Sunday, November 20, at 7 p.m. ET on NICKMERCS’s MFAM Gauntlet Twitch channel: twitch.tv/mfamgauntlet.
One of the biggest rivalries in all of sports is coming to Fortnite 〽️🌰
We’ve teamed up w/ @NICKMERCS and the MFAM for #OvMFortnite, a $50,000 tournament to settle things the right way 😤 pic.twitter.com/07luHbp9xF
— eFuse (@eFuse) November 17, 2022
Braxton Miller, Quarterback/Wide Receiver
Easy work 😂#TTUN got 1 dub in 10 years and about to be handed 2 more after this n next Saturday https://t.co/tu2Bm9uGqg
— BRAXTON MILLER (@BraxtonMiller5) November 18, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2011 to 2015
Troy Smith, Quarteback
— Troy Smith (@yn_TroySmith) November 17, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2003 to 2006
DeVier Posey, Wide Receiver
We’re cooking up something big with @NICKMERCS & @FortniteGame this Sunday Nov. 20th, 8pm ET@OhioState vs @UMich, which side are you on? 👀 #OvMFortnite pic.twitter.com/xhpUbKQbTk
— eFuse (@eFuse) November 16, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2008 to 2011
Daniel "Boom" Herron, Running Back
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2008 to 2011
Cardale Jones, Quarterback
Gotta love it! Killing ❌ichigan on and OFF THE FIELD! https://t.co/oBX7qfJFeX
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) November 17, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2013 to 2015
Chris Fields, Wide Receiver
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2010 to 2013
Devin Smith, Wide Receiver
One of the biggest rivalries in all of sports is coming to Fortnite 〽️🌰
We’ve teamed up w/ @NICKMERCS and the MFAM for #OvMFortnite, a $50,000 tournament to settle things the right way 😤 pic.twitter.com/07luHbp9xF
— eFuse (@eFuse) November 17, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2011 to 2014
Ryan Shazier, Linebacker
Can’t keep up with us on the field or online
Ohio State vs ❌ichigan
This Sunday on @Twitch https://t.co/2hx6przV5q
— Ryan Shazier (@RyanShazier) November 17, 2022
Years in an Ohio State uniform
2011 to 2013
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