The event is also a partnership between Baylor and scholastic esports organizer Vanta, a Boston-based company that hosts leagues in Texas, Florida, and Hawaii, and offers fall and spring leagues for students to participate in as well as camps, private coaching, and professional development services.

We think that as a Christian research university, Baylor needs to have a presence in esports — particularly how large the community is — and it's growing," Cook said. "We've learned that parents have a lot of questions about it,

Baylor University is welcoming the top middle- and high-school esports teams in Texas for the fall Texas Esports League Finals. This is an interscholastic video gaming competition presented in partnership with Baylor University this Saturday and Sunday,