League of Legends becoming a college sport?

Apparently it is. There is a league of 177 colleges that play the game competitively and now its becoming an official sport at Robert Morris University Illinois in Chicago, which means that there will be a team, a coach, and real scholarships. Kinda crazy. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/19/league-of-legends-becoming-an-official-collegiate-sport

And an article from the university: http://www.robertmorris.edu/news/20121012weeklynews/index.html

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