eSports have become big, and college sports conferences are beginning to join the fray.
The Pac-12 athletic conference has announced that it will broadcast officially sanctioned eSports competitions. They are the first NCAA conference to do so. According to the press release, they will pick a game soon and broadcast some tournaments starting next year.
“Intercollegiate competition in egaming is in its initial stages, but Pac-12 universities are increasingly involved through passionate student groups competing in competitions with popular games,” the statement says. “eSports is also closely tied to academic departments at Pac-12 universities such as computer science, visual and cinematic arts, engineering and others.”
As noted by PVPLive, Pac-12 schools have been rather successful at eSports. The Arizona State eSports team recently ran the table, going undefeated at the most recent Heroes of the Dorm competition.
