Ben “Hawk” Hawkins

25 | Elon University '23 | Freelance producer editor & personality LFW | Highest energy caster in the world | co-owner of @SaltyRunbackNA | LA | he/him

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

My name is Ben "Hawk" Hawkins, and I am looking for Tier 1 broadcast opportunities

Let me bring over 4 years of broadcast experience with infectious energy & passion to the global stage

LA based, willing to relocate
📩[email protected]
👾hawkcasts

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

Friendly reminder that 2 years ago my company produced CLOL to a degree that was universally well received at a fraction of the cost. It doesn’t have to be this way

[Nick Chiu @pogchew]

What a great way to send off GGTech…

[Nick Chiu @pogchew]

What a great way to send off GGTech…

[Marc Arrambide @RaafaaCasts]

In less than 12 hours, a historic collegiate rivalry culminates in a legendary final matchup (last seen in 2021) for the 2026 CLoL Championship.

@MaryvilleGG vs @WinthropEsports

🕐 7AM PT / 10AM ET

Illustrating Their History🧵⬇️

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@watchNACL @BeatDownCasts @MazelCasts @Cubbyxx @Decerux @henriquedamour @RaafaaCasts @SlayerCasts Yeah you really cooked with this because I was for sure picking NRG lmaoooo

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

Winthrop University when it’s game 5 in a series everyone expects them to lose

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

They actually did it, they actually fucking did it

Is this the greatest lower bracket run in NACL history?

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

Winthrop University is going into its 18th game over the last two weeks of NACL

Win or lose, this is one of the most mentally resilient teams I have ever witnessed at any level of play. Now they have a chance to knock out the top three seeds in succession. Game 5 baby

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@BCollamer

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

Winthrop University is going into its 18th game over the last two weeks of NACL

Win or lose, this is one of the most mentally resilient teams I have ever witnessed at any level of play. Now they have a chance to knock out the top three seeds in succession. Game 5 baby

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@BasiilLeaf I’ve never put stock in game quality arguments that I typically see on social media

It matters a bit, but I think people don’t know how to articulate their disinterest in matches so they just default to game quality. Some of the best matches are sloppy bangers!

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

Ranked 5’s ending before midnight on the west coast is going to be a real play to Hardstuck Casterlow

[Spideraxe @Spideraxe30]

Time period for when Ranked 5v5 will be active during the weekends

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@QuaxCasts It’s insane to me that you are reminiscing on ranked 5’s from when you were 12 and I hadn’t even played league yet

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@speedygrapes Bouta add a crowd noise bot to the salty runback cord to get Hardstuck Casterlow to finally lock in

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@takimonx @Zamudo72 @papalug6 Insane deep cut

[Matt Samuelson @Cubbyxx]

I appreciate @MrsChimChimLOL show and getting this out of Perry, something I've known since Perry's interview with Travis.

Reading through this thread: I've never been more motivated to step away from T2 and my work.

Majority of the thread is talking about why money was thrown away on these players. The reality is it doesn't apply to the minimum salary players, it applies to the orgs that gave Academy players $300k + to buyout jail them from going to LCS teams.

The number quoted was based on California Minimum Salary in the state. These players are competing 8+ hours a day in scrims, not to mention solo queue time in the office. Given the time investment, LEGALLY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE PAID LESS!!

And the community response is they were paid too much and didn't provide value? Blows my fucking mind. How many triple AAA baseball players or G-League basketball players are providing direct value to you as a fan while they try to make it? The value is there when they do and you know what?

The difference of salary between Jojopyun and Humanoid for EG when they went with Jojopyun nearly covered the costs of Academy for the year according to EG.

If you want to talk about the exorbitant salaries of some of the pro players in the space and the lack of monetizing those players and personalities, I would say that's more than fair and I've been on the record for that. But going after T2 players when they got shell shocked by the same people that paid those salaries for the T1 players and within 6 months of me moving out to LA to cover NACL btw, I find to be beyond gross.

0 understanding from the community, and 0 empathy or sympathy from the community for the players who were trying to make it and keep the scene alive with their commitment to trying to go pro.

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

I have predicted the first 5 series of playoffs incorrectly

Our top 3 seeds collectively went 0-4 this week, this level of parity is unprecedented!!

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

I have predicted the first 4 series of this playoff bracket incorrectly

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

.@drewlevin you heard the man! Let @Only35support out of soloq support jail!

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

I have predicted the first 4 series of this playoff bracket incorrectly

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

@6sparkydsg @Seanatonin_ Wouldn’t go so far as to call it a fall from grace

A bad break for sure, but I don’t think anyone watching their games would call them a bad team, and I fully expect them to be motivated to both defend their CLOL title next week and come back stronger in summer

[Ben “Hawk” Hawkins @HawkCasts]

This is also MU’s lowest tier 2 finish since 2023 summer, the split after they promoted. After two years of being perennial contenders, they have been taken down by the program that also toppled their first collegiate dynasty five years ago

Absolutely wild to see them out early

[Shogo @shogolol]

brackets only matter if you don't plan on winning it all