when a fake high school plays against IMG Academy...

One of the most unbelievable football related stories occurred this past weekend when a fake high school named Bishop Sycamore found itself in a matchup being aired on ESPN against IMG Academy. It was a lopsided affair with IMG Academy winning 58-0, but this didn't seem too outlandish at the time given that they are one of the top high school football programs in the country. However, a few days later it was discovered that Bishop Sycamore is a completely made up school and they lied to ESPN about the amount of Division 1 players on their roster. Furthermore, the school's official address is a home and it was discovered that the roster was mostly comprised of 19 and 20 year olds. But craziest of all, it was discovered that there is an ACTIVE arrest warrant out for their head coach Roy Johnson for fraud charges. It is hard to comprehend how ESPN could allow this to happen and it is likely that someone will be losing their job because of this ordeal. If there is any details I am leaving out, let me know in the comments. In this video, I showcased some of the lowlights for Bishop Sycamore from this 58-0 beatdown. Enjoy!

Edit: Another crazy detail about this story is that Bishop Sycamore played 2 entire football games in a span of 3 days! They played a game on Friday night and then less than 48 hours later they squared off against IMG on Sunday afternoon. This is extremely dangerous for any football team, but especially for a team that is insanely outmatched.

Edit #2: Former Bishop Sycamore player Aaron Boyd has spoken out and given some troubling details on the dynamic of the team. He admitted there is no campus or form of education and that the team regularly pays hotels with bounced checks. Furthermore, players had to sleep on the floor of hotel rooms and often robbed stores just so they could eat. The more details come out, the more this sounds like a movie in real life. Unbelievable.

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[pschighlights]

Read the description if you haven’t heard about this story! Basically, Bishop Sycamore is a completely made up high school that lied to ESPN about the amount of Division 1 players on their roster so that they could play on ESPN. They were clearly heavily outmatched in this game and had no business playing against IMG. It turns out their roster was mostly comprised of 19-20 year olds who were clearly not D1 level athletes. And craziest of all, there is an active arrest warrant out for their head coach Roy Johnson!

[nbabinladen]

The funniest part about it is that the team’s initials are literally “B.S.”

[chrisa]

Imagine being a college scout at this game completely unaware of the situation

[GhostGuyExplorations]

"we could not verify the identity of these players" might be one of the best lines I have ever heard on ESPN.

[whitemambaxe]

The fact they got on national television twice with a fake team is an accomplishment in of itself

[ethancooper]

“Their players didn’t show up in our databases. They didn’t show up in a number of other databases.” The fact that ESPN wasn’t tipped off by that alone says a lot to the state of that network.

[micahcorson]

This is a good showcase of what it looks like for normal athletes to play against highly skilled, trained football players.

[Slenderman]

That whole team is that one uncle "I've could of been in the leauge"

[bencritterson]

I remember my father telling me that they did way better than he thought a fake team would do and I thought he was crazy but I’m back here after IMG put up 96 in a half against a Canadian team and he was right. IMG really is a different animal.

[daeshavvn]

Losing by less than 60 is not bad for an online school... especially one that holds online practice

[luckylucas]

“A number of D-1 commits.” I guess zero is a number.

[Voodooray]

This gives a whole new meaning to “fantasy football team.”

[Best_of_Clips]

Imagine being 19-20 and faking a hs program to be on espn to be absolutely destroyed by actual high schoolers…🤣

[Diribssa]

Bishop Sycamore: we have a number of D1 players
Source: *Trust me bro*

[bp]

This could make for a good Netflix documentary a few years down the road.

[Jakestase]

That qb punt was maybe one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. I’ve literally punted it right into the back of the rb’s helmet

[BadMoonRising]

I’m still amazed this man totally fooled ESPN. Like I’m really impressed that he managed to do that. ESPN obviously did little to no background research on this “school”

[bensappliancesandjunk]

Man, when NCAA 2022 comes out and I can build-a-team, I'm definitely naming my team Bishop Sycamore.

[barrettgilbreath]

definitely some questionable calls against bishop sycamore that could’ve swung the game in their favor

[chewbaccasworld]

I'm pretty athletic and tried to make it on a D1 team as a walk on. I learned that I could have been a great player if I had been much bigger, faster, stronger, and a great deal more athletic.