MADISON, WISC. - The Madison College Esports program made waves across multiple leagues in the first week of the new Fall 2026 season. It marked the official start of the Wes Kutzke era as the new Esports head coach gets his first season at the helm underway after being hired over the summer.

Rocket League
In the Midwest Collegiate Rocket League (MCRL), the WolfPack upset the number two seed Kent State University Gold 3-2 to come out with the victory after the first three games of the series went into overtime. Following this huge win, Rocket League played Heartland Community College Blue and dropped three games in the Gateway Esports league. The WolfPack didn't let that loss get them down as they turned the tides and had a back-and-forth matchup against MSOE again in MCRL. Ian Conlin (remix), along with his teammates Wyatt Lindow (wyatt) and Logan Leigh (ApparentlyLJ) came back to beat MSOE in a 3-1 win.

Match #1 (MCRL): Madison College 3, Kent State University Gold 2 (3-4 OT, 4-3 OT, 2-3 OT, 5-3, 2-1)
Match #2 (Gateway): Heartland Community College 3, Madison College 0 (2-1, 3-1, 3-1)
Match #3 (MCRL): Madison College 3, MSOE 1 (1-2 OT, 4-3 OT, 3-2, 1-0)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had their fair share of obstacles this week. Between technology difficulties and rescheduling, the smash team looks to bounce back next week. On Tuesday, Quade lost his first matchup in the season to Hinds Community College (Goober), and while he was looking for some redemption in his second game; unfortunately, that game will be rescheduled to October 6 and he will face Hutchinson Community College (Roberto) in a best-of-three matchup. Arshenyou Chen (Noodlecup) started off his season with a loss against Hinds Community College (Flier) and
a forfeit win against Hinds Community College (Goober) to close out his first night of competition. Izon Thoronka (C0zy) makes his debut as part of the WolfPack with a reschedule in his first match against Spring Arbor Inferno and is looking to get a victory on October 6, as well. As far as his second match, he was granted a forfeit win against Wilmington College. Adam Kaukl (Asinine Child) also started his season off with a forfeit win against Hinds Community College (LeZy), and then fell to Umpqua Community College (Marcus) 3-0. The Super Smash team looks to make a comeback this upcoming week and improve as the season progresses.

Overwatch 2
Overwatch makes their season debut against the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as they are competing in the ECAC and going up against four-year schools this fall. The Overwatch team, featuring a brand new roster, opened with a 3-0.

Match #1 (ECAC): Madison College 3, UMass 0 (2-1, 3-1, 3-0)

• Game 1 (Control - Busan) - 2-1
• Game 2 (Payload - Eichenwald) - 3-1
• Game 3 (Payload - Route 66) - 3-0

Up Next:

Tuesday, October 6

Rocket League (Gateway) - 6:00 p.m. vs. George Fox University
SSBU (NJCAAE) - Quade - 5:00 p.m. vs. Hutchinson Community College (Roberto)
SSBU (NJCAAE) - Quade - 6:00 p.m. vs. Iowa Central Community College (Jeramiah)
SSBU (Gateway) - C0zy -  6:00 p.m. vs. Spring Arbor Inferno
SSBU (NJCAAE) - Quade - 7:00 p.m. vs. Western Iowa Tech Community College (Juni)

Wednesday, October 7

SSBU (Gateway) - C0zy - 5:00 p.m. vs. North Carolina A&T State University (Pozy)
SSBU (Gateway) - NoodleCup - 6:00 p.m. vs. Umpqua Community College (Gabe)
SSBU (Gateway) - C0zy - 6:00 p.m. vs. Spring Arbor (CranberryLucas)
SSBU (Gateway) - Asinine Child - 6:00 p.m. vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Blue

Thursday, October 8

Overwatch 2 (ECAC) - 6:00 p.m. vs University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Friday, October 9

Rocket League (MCRL) - Pearl River Community College

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