'The Fyre Fest Of Sports': The Bizarre Case Of Bishop Sycamore
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Show Notes
On Sunday afternoon, two high school football teams took the field in what looked like an ordinary game, broadcast live on ESPN. And then things got weird. In the days that followed, the Internet became obsessed with one of the teams, Bishop Sycamore, and its elusive head coach, Roy Johnson. Now, amidst a public outcry and a firestorm of questions, the governor of Ohio has called for an investigation into the school and its football program. Today, The Athletic's Andy Staples takes us down the rabbit hole of a school that was not what it seemed.
Read Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman's full story about Bishop Sycamore:
https://theathletic.com/2798560/2021/08/30/how-the-washington-generals-of-high-school-football-conned-espn/
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