Being good at Fortnite, the wildly popular video game, might land you a university scholarship.
Ashland University in Ohio is actively recruiting players, offering them up to $4,000 US if they join its collegiate esports team.
Joshua Buchanan, the coach of Ashland’s esports team, told The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti that there have been about 1,500 applicants for the scholarship from all over the world, including Canada.
“It’s competitive. People want to watch it,” he said. “People can form communities and just really enjoy watching and playing the game together.
“If it’s something like basketball or football, where they have all those traits, I think why not include it in athletics and offer a scholarship for it.”
The esports team has a great view of the football
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