Have Game, Will Travel: Riley Long | Full Sail University

In this episode of Have Game, Will Travel, Full Sail Director of Esports Growth and Development Bennett Newsome interviews Riley Long. Riley is the Interim Executive Director at NACE, Assistant Director of RecWell – Esports at Grand Valley State University, and founder of Armada Esports. Bennett and Riley talk about his journey from engineering at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to becoming a leader in collegiate esports, winning the Spring 2021 NACE National Championship in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, transitioning from coaching to administrative roles in esports, his goals as Interim Executive Director at NACE, trends he’s observing in collegiate esports, the biggest lessons he’s learned from his career, and how he sees the relationship between traditional athletics and esports evolving in higher education. For more episodes of Have Game, Will Travel, be sure to check out https://twitch.tv/fullsailarmada. For more information about Armada and esports at Full Sail University, visit our site: https://fullsailarmada.gg Subscribe to Full Sail's YouTube channel and never miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/@fullsailuniversity?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT WITH US Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FullSailUniversity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullsail Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/school/full-sail-university Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/fullsail Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/add/fullsailsnaps TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fullsail X/Twitter - https://twitter.com/fullsail Located in Winter Park, Florida, Full Sail University offers academic certificates, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs designed for the world of entertainment media and emerging technologies. Full Sail’s creative approach to education provides an immersive, fast-paced, and relevant learning experience that mirrors the workflow and collaboration found throughout today’s rapidly evolving industries. Full Sail’s areas of study include music and recording, technology, games, art and design, film and television, media and communications, business, and sports marketing. Full Sail graduate credits include work on Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, ADDY, MTV Video Music Award, and Game Awards-nominated and winning projects. #fullsailuniversity #esports #gaming