Credit: Ohio State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe hope for these studies will be to help players sustain mental and physical wellness while competing at a top tier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Morley Stone, Senior Vice President for Research at Ohio State, said:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u201cOhio State is already ahead of the curve in studying the connection between machine learning and human learning. This provides us with a springboard to delve deeper into the understanding of human performance in esports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Esports Insider says: Colleges left and right are popping up with not only varsity-supported teams<\/a>, but an educational curriculum. OSU is taking it a step further with extensive research into how being an esports athlete effects your body. This is an approach very different from that of any other institution and the results from this could not only help OSU’s esports athletes but all collegiate and professional players.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
[maxbutton id=”4″ ]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the “most comprehensive esports program to date” within the institution. The university is planning on building an arena to house its esports teams which will compete in the Electronic Gaming Federation collegiate league, which runs similar to that of leagues like the AVGL. … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":19237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","esi_template":"default","excluded":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15023,55,106,237,240,15109],"tags":[2618,40,1488],"class_list":["post-19235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-esports-titles","category-latest-news","category-news-by-region","category-north-america","category-research","tag-collegiate","tag-esports","tag-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOhio State University establishes esports program & research - Esports Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the "most comprehensive esports program to date" within the institution.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the "most comprehensive esports program to date" within the institution.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esports Insider\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"4000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2109\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lydia Mitrevski\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@esportsinsider\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@esportsinsider\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lydia Mitrevski\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lydia Mitrevski\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cef73c9eebf30e61eed303d66396c517\"},\"headline\":\"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\"},\"wordCount\":375,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"collegiate\",\"Esports\",\"Latest News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Education\",\"Games\",\"Latest News\",\"Markets\",\"North America\",\"Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\",\"name\":\"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research - Esports Insider\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the \\\"most comprehensive esports program to date\\\" within the institution.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg\",\"width\":\"4000\",\"height\":\"2109\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\",\"name\":\"Esports Insider\",\"description\":\"Definitive source for everything esports business\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Esports Insider\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/esi_logo_white.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/esi_logo_white.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Esports Insider\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/esportsinsider\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cef73c9eebf30e61eed303d66396c517\",\"name\":\"Lydia Mitrevski\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16aed7bb8897c8aed2a3ae32843fcaea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16aed7bb8897c8aed2a3ae32843fcaea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lydia Mitrevski\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/author\/lydia-mitrevski\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research - Esports Insider","description":"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the \"most comprehensive esports program to date\" within the institution.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research","og_description":"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the \"most comprehensive esports program to date\" within the institution.","og_url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research","og_site_name":"Esports Insider","article_published_time":"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":4000,"height":2109,"url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lydia Mitrevski","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@esportsinsider","twitter_site":"@esportsinsider","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lydia Mitrevski","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research"},"author":{"name":"Lydia Mitrevski","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cef73c9eebf30e61eed303d66396c517"},"headline":"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research","datePublished":"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00","dateModified":"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research"},"wordCount":375,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg","keywords":["collegiate","Esports","Latest News"],"articleSection":["Education","Games","Latest News","Markets","North America","Research"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research","url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research","name":"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research - Esports Insider","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg","datePublished":"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00","dateModified":"2018-10-05T13:03:01+00:00","description":"The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio announced it will be establishing the \"most comprehensive esports program to date\" within the institution.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ohio-ESports.jpg","width":"4000","height":"2109"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2018\/10\/ohio-state-university-establishes-esports-program-research#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ohio State University establishes esports program & research"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/","name":"Esports Insider","description":"Definitive source for everything esports business","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#organization","name":"Esports Insider","url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/esi_logo_white.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/esi_logo_white.jpg","width":900,"height":900,"caption":"Esports Insider"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/esportsinsider"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cef73c9eebf30e61eed303d66396c517","name":"Lydia Mitrevski","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16aed7bb8897c8aed2a3ae32843fcaea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16aed7bb8897c8aed2a3ae32843fcaea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lydia Mitrevski"},"url":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/author\/lydia-mitrevski"}]}},"modified_by":"David Hollingsworth","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}