Texas A&M University- Texarkana has announced the expansion of their intercollegiate athletic department to include three new teams beginning with the fall 2024 semester.
The university will add a coed esports team along with competitive cheer and dance teams, bringing the total number of varsity sports on campus to 14. Competitive cheer and dance are NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) sanctioned sports, while esports will fall under the governance of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).
While esports is a newer and growing sport across the collegiate landscape, there are already a significant number of institutions who participate at the varsity level.
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