NCAA president Mark Emmert issued a sharp rebuke of esports, indicating that they are not likely to become a formal part of the university athletics program anytime soon.
Major college programs such as Utah, Berkeley, and most recently Marquette have all made varying investments to add esports opportunities. While speaking at the NCAA’s annual convention in Orlando late last week, however, Emmert cited a series of concerns he held about whether his group would formally recognize esports.
“We know a lot of the content is hugely misogynistic,” Emmert said, according to the Associated Press.