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Jacob Wolf

  • Founder, Overcome
Austin
As seen in: Medium, MSN, MSN India, Wiley Online Library, ABC News, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Frontiers, Substack, Bleacher Report and
Covers:  Esports, Video Gaming
leading podcasts & integrations engineering at @beehiiv • husband, pet dad, & amateur pitmaster • award-winning investigative reporter • fmr @espn, @dotesports

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Jacob Wolf is an investigative reporter and producer based in Austin, Texas. From early 2016 to late 2020, Wolf worked at ESPN as a part of its esports department.

Wolf is the youngest talent ever hired by ESPN, joining the company just after his 19th birthday as the third employee of its esports group. Throughout his career, Wolf has covered esports business and personnel news at the highest level, breaking hundreds of stories and covering scandals across the industry. Prior to working for ES…

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TSM barred from using new FTX sponsor in name, jerseys on League of Legends, VALORANT broadcasts

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By Jacob Wolf
| Critical Strike: A League of Legends Esports Podcast
Editor’s Note (2026) This article was originally published in 2021 and has been updated with new context on the collapse of FTX, Riot’s evolving sponsorship policies, and the rise of regulated esports betting. Riot Games will not allow TSM to use its new cryptocurrency exchange name sponsor FTX in League of Legends and VALORANT broadcasts, the company told Dot Esports today.
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U.S. Department of Justice opens antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League's soft salary cap, 'competitive balance tax'

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By Jacob Wolf, Liz Richardson
| Dot Esports Verified
Editor’s Update (2026): What happened next Since this article was published in 2021, the Overwatch League has ceased operations following the 2023 restructuring of Activision Blizzard’s esports strategy. Season 6 in 2023 was the final season of the OWL. Teams voted to exit the league, franchise slots were dissolved, and Blizzard shifted toward an open competitive ecosystem for Overwatch esports.
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Sources: Alienware terminates League of Legends global sponsorship following sexual harassment allegations against Riot Games CEO

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By Jacob Wolf
| Critical Strike: A League of Legends Esports Podcast
This article was originally published in 2021 and has been updated to reflect developments related to Riot Games leadership and sponsorships. One of the biggest advertisers for League of Legends esports is cutting ties with Riot Games following allegations of sexual harassment against the company’s CEO, Nicolo Laurent. Alienware will terminate its global esports partnership more than 10 months early.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Staff Writer at The Daily Dot.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

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It's making it more rapid. Instead of waiting on television reporters to bring the news to you, you can follow or like publications.