50 U.S Colleges now offer SCHOLARSHIPS for Students to play VIDEO GAMES!!!!

50 U.S Colleges are now offering "VARSITY GAMING TEAMS" where gaming nerds can earn SCHOLARSHIPS just by competing in games such as Overwatch, League of Legends and Super Smash Bros. Melee!!

Varsity gaming teams are becoming common in colleges as they are tapping into rising popularity of competitive gaming and the NCAA is now considering whether it should play a role which are backed by coaches and game analysts, much like any other college teams

Michael Brooks, executive director of the National Association of Collegiate eSports said "We're talking to at least 3 or 4 new schools every day. We did not expect this this type of reaction"

Competitive gaming, aka esports have become a booming entertainment industry over the past decade with flashy professional events that fill sports arenas and draw millions of online viewers.

The biggest tournaments offer prizes up to 20 MILLION attracting "elite gamers" who wage battle

Smaller private schools have been quick to create varsity programs as a way to boost enrollment numbers.

Many colleges want to copy the success of Robert Morris University in Illinois, a small school that launched the first varsity team in 2014 and has become a "national powerhouse"...

The University of Utah, which says its new varsity teams are the first at any school in the 5 major athletic conferences

University of California just opened a new $250,000 eSports arena with financial backing from sponsors including a computer company and Riot Games.

These universities were slow to adapt but have now come to realization that it could benefit from this sham, oopsa a poo, i mean "industry growth". They believe this brings national exposure to colleges at a low cost which is potential to land sponsorships and brings costs even lower.

Are you a "competitive" gamer?

Geeks -

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Super Smash Brothers -

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Overwatch -

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League of Legends -

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