10/7/2026 Mzee Kambui

Winter Park, FL; Its Madden season at Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida, as the second tournament of the 2026-27 season is being held in the largest collegiate esports arena in the country. This months event featured 9 players who mastered the art of playing the popular video game, the players competed against hundreds of other competitors to make it to the semi finals here in Winter Park Florida.

The game John Madden NFL was released back in the year 1988 with the first tournament being held during Super Bowl week in 1995, with the winner being a person named “Reggie Brooks”.Guinness World Records, Over the years and decades the game as well as the tournament evolved, with now realistic graphics, player stats and playbooks the game is played as if one is competing in the NFL with players earning cash prizes that grow as they progress towards the finals.For more information PLAY VS

The goal is to make it to the Madden Bowl much like the actual NFL teams who compete to make it to the Superbowl in which both events are held on the same weekend. Variety,

MSC tournaments are held as if they are actually competing in a real event, the Fortress is transformed into an arena with live cameras and commentators as the event is streamed on Twitch and YouTube, viewers are encouraged to watch the event while the commentators select prize winners who are active in the live chat threads. The events production is held by students from the Full Sail University Student Event Crew, Live Event Production team, and EA Sports.

Production Teams also handle the live stream which essential to the tournament as some of them do not have a live audience. The season follows the actual NFL season with the events having its grand final in February and its winner walking away with a $500,000 dollar grand prize.