Marquette to Add Varsity eSports: What Does That Mean?

So, by now, I’m sure you’ve heard of Marquette’s plan to add varsity eSports in 2019-2020. If not, check out this fun article from the Marquette Wire. In fact, Marquette will be the first major school to house eSports within their athletic department, including creating a space for the teams to practice (it will be open to the public when teams aren’t using it, so this is fine and also probably good). Marquette will not initially offer scholarships to players, but that may change in time. Marquette will also look to have corporate sponsors (most likely tech and gaming companies and brands, such as Razr, Alienware, iBuyPower, and others) to help offset any costs accrued by the program (hint: the corporate sponsors are usually pretty good with this, especially if Marquette is breaking ground).