From the article:
“I think most people that will go into esports professionally will do so without going to college,” said Kiernan Ensor, president of Conference One, which organizes esports competitions in partnership with 75 schools across the nation — including Rutgers and Montclair State University."
Also:
"Anthony Gaud, CEO and co-founder of G3 Esports, an Atlantic City-based esports company, said hundreds of smaller schools in the Garden State are also getting involved in esports."