Varsity esports programs have been appearing across the nation. The University of Utah recently became the first Power Five school with a varsity program following early adopters like University of California Irvine (UCI) and Robert Morris University Illinois (RMU) in that space.
Riot Games is the studio behind wildly successful esport League of Legends, and helping more schools attain varsity programs is one of its key focuses.
“We want to share our esports knowledge, best practices, and pave the way for more schools to follow in the footsteps of the RMUs and UCIs of the world,” said J.