Next Frontier for College Sports: Cornhole Scholarships

By Jason Gay | Wall Street Journal

Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., recently awarded scholarships to a pair of extremely talented high school…cornhole players. 

Go ahead, I’ll wait for you to have the standard human reaction to this news. 

College scholarships? For cornhole? The game I play with a cold beer on the Fourth of July? 

Don’t get me wrong: I had the same initial reaction. But there’s a lot more to this story. Part of it mirrors the rise of cornhole—how the beanbag-toss target game, played in various states at bars and tailgate parties, has exploded into a legit competitive sport, with professional players and coverage on ESPN. 

It’s also about proximity, and neighbors. Winthrop is right next door to the American Cornhole League, a major governing body in the sport. College scholarships—and potential stars—are a milestone for the nascent sport, says Trey Ryder, the ACL’s chief strategy officer.

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