There are already college scholarships in the US for this, but restricted only to LoL I believe.
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/league-of-legends-college-scholarships/
Given it is possible to have a decent paying career as a pro-gamer I see no reason why it can't be part of a school elective programme alongside other sports. But what if someone wants to play Smite, or Rocket League or Smash or SF or Mortal Kombat, all of which have a pro scene?
I think it's great that someone can get a university education with a low or no debt on the back of being excellent at a video game. There is just as good reason for doing that as there is for getting a low debt university education through being good as football, or baseball or basketball or track
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