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Promoter who booked Bishop Sycamore on ESPN blames ‘cancel culture,’ ‘helicopter parents’ and ‘lying’ players for controversy
"If you watch it with the volume on, the ESPN announcers caused this whole ******* thing.”
Ben Ferree answers the questions behind Bishop Sycamore and why it can totally happen again
7 things about the Bishop Sycamore Scandal that you won’t find in BS High documentary
‘BS High’ has Bishop Sycamore coach Roy Johnson thinking he won despite human cost for players
Former Bishop Sycamore coach Roy Johnson filed for bankruptcy in Ohio this summer
‘BS High’ Bishop Sycamore doc trailer shows off Roy Johnson’s (paid-ish) participation: ‘Did I break a law?’
Bishop Sycamore documentary ‘BS High’ slated for HBO premiere Aug. 23
"Everything will come out in the documentary."
Bishop Sycamore documentary to debut at Tribeca Film Festival, with HBO debut not long after
Nearly two years after the scandal went viral, the debut of the HBO documentary about Bishop Sycamore is near.
Bishop Sycamore: One year later
Bank petitions for default against Bishop Sycamore’s Roy Johnson, following filing blocking Michael Strahan’s company’s payments to him
Johnson had said he sold his story to Strahan's SMAC Entertainment for a documentary. One creditor is now trying to block payments from SMAC to Johnson.
Bishop Sycamore coach Roy Johnson and ABC6 analyst Jay Richardson found owing damages of more than $120,000
Richardson told an ABC6 colleague back in September ""My legal team is working to get my name removed from this.".
Bishop Sycamore’s Roy Johnson says “everything will come out in the documentary” he was paid for, while players are “broken”
A New York Times feature on Bishop Sycamore and predecessor Christians of Faith Academy includes founder/coach Roy Johnson saying he can't say much to the media because he sold the rights to the story to Michael Strahan. It also includes one player's mother saying the players "fought hard to end up with nothing."
How the Bishop Sycamore scandal impacted their 2021 football opponents
When Bishop Sycamore got demolished on ESPN by prep school powerhouse IMG Academy, it set off a series...
Fake school Bishop Sycamore is now a top fantasy football team name, which is apropos
Over 10,000 teams are named for the "post-grad football academy" now.
Bishop Sycamore head coach: ‘We are not a school’ but a ‘post-grad football academy’
“We are not a school. That’s not what Bishop Sycamore is, and I think that’s what the biggest misconception about us was, and that was our fault."
How Bishop Sycamore/IMG game organizer Prep Gridiron Logistics & companies like it make money and what happens when it doesn’t work out
By now you’re probably largely familiar with Bishop Sycamore, the school that got absolutely demolished by prep school...
Bishop Sycamore accused of stiffing Canton hotel, writing invalid checks
There's certainly a pattern here with the Bishop Sycamore program.
ABC6 analyst Jay Richardson claims “zero involvement with Bishop Sycamore,” but interviews, court docs, and past clips dispute that
Prep Gridiron Logistics, company behind Bishop Sycamore/IMG game, detailed the whole mess on message boards
Exclusive: Former OHSAA investigator shares frustrations that schools ignored his warnings about Bishop Sycamore red flags
Bishop Sycamore taken off FloSports schedule, but questions remain on relationship with Prep Gridiron Logistics
Bishop Sycamore was scheduled to appear twice this year in a FloSports high school football package, a package formed by FloSports partnering with Prep Gridiron Logistics. Bishop Sycamore played on FloSports earlier this month, but their remaining game there has been removed from the package.
Bishop Sycamore director Andre Peterson parts ways with coach Roy Johnson, claims school is not a “scam”
Following their 58-0 nationally-televised drubbing by IMG Academy and the waves of criticism since then, Bishop Sycamore has moved on from coach Roy Johnson. But director Andre Peterson insists the school isn't a scam.
Former Bishop Sycamore player revealed more about the program and confirmed a lot of stories
Former player Aaron Boyd confirmed a lot of what's been reported here and elsewhere on Bishop Sycamore, while adding new (and sad) details.
What it was like being a parent of a Bishop Sycamore player
Ray Holtzclaw spoke to AA about his son's experience with Bishop Sycamore, and the personal bills it wound up leading to for him.