EUGENE, Ore. –  Bushnell Esports competed in the ECAC play-in rounds for College Football and Fortnite.
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Just two teams remain in postseason competition for the Beacons: FIFA (Bennett) and Fortnite ZB (McGowen/Farris).
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL 26
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Play-Ins: Caden Hoerauf
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Round 1: Bushnell 1, John Brown University 0 (Forfeit)
Final: Muskingum 2, Bushnell 0
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Ohio State 49, Alabama 28
Notre Dame 70, Oregon 26
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Hoerauf finished the College Football season with a 5-4 record, ending in the Finals of the Play-In Tournament. Just 16 teams advanced to the playoff bracket this spring.
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FORTNITE
Zero Build: LEADERBOARD
Build: LEADERBOARD
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Trent Parks and
Shawn Petty represented the Beacons well in their first-ever Builds season, advancing to the Semifinals with a Top 75 finish (67
th) during the regular season. Their season ended in the Semis as they were unable to record points.
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Nick McGowen and
Nathan Farris cruised through the Zero Build competition, skipping the Semifinals after earning an automatic qualification to the Finals with a 19th-place regular season finish. They will play eight matches over the next two weeks, starting with four on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:00 p.m.
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FC 26
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Andy Bennett did not play this week as he had already advanced to the playoff bracket with a 5-2 regular season record. Bennett will be the No. 11 seed in the 23-team playoff tournament and will play his first-round match on Monday, March 30 at 5:00 p.m.
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Matches that are live streamed can be found at twitch.tv/bushnellesports or youtube.com/bushnellbeacons.
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