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Following  the trend of universities joining the world of esports, University of Utah have announced their very own varsity esports program complete with a scholarship for those who qualify. The program aims to offer the scholarships to over 30 qualified athletes.

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Image courtesy of Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune

The University of Utah is part of the Power Five conferences, athletic conferences in the NCAA’s highest division of college football. According to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the university wants to expand to a total of four games with the campus esports group, Crimson Gaming, being a part of the team.

“We’ve done a lot of groundwork to make gaming popular here and a big part of the campus presence,” said A.J. Dimick, a spokesman for the Entertainment Arts & Engineering program, “and that made it a very easy leap.

Dimick also stated that the esports programs aims to function without any sort of financial or marketing support from the other financial programs.

Larry Scott, the commissioner of the collegiate athletic conference Pac-12 stated in May of last year that “esports is a natural fit for many of our universities located in the technology and media hubs of the country.”

Seeing universities accept esports as both a valuable asset to their school but also their students is always a great sight. According to the article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the following universities also offer esports programs:

Columbia College (Missouri); Robert Morris University (Illinois); University of Pikeville (Kentucky); Maryville University (Missouri); Southwestern University (Texas); University of California, Irvine; Tiffin University (Ohio); Midland University (Nebraska); Southwest Baptist University (Missouri); Indiana Tech; Miami University (Ohio); and Lourdes University (Ohio).

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