| FTBL Here's how ESPN got duped into airing a terrible high school football team

Well, this is a goof ESPN will be thinking about for some time.

In the midst of college football and the NFL ramping up, it’s also time for good old high school football! For the last few days, ESPN has been airing seven high school football games as part of their GEICO ESPN High School Kickoff, with the last game of the weekend slated to be high school powerhouse IMG Academy’s second game of the season.

IMG Academy’s opponent? A small school named Bishop Sycamore, an online charter school from Ohio. If that school doesn’t ring any bells, you’re not alone here. And yet, Bishop Sycamore played IMG Academy — likely the No. 1 high school team in the country — on ESPN’s main channel on Sunday, and were destroyed 58-0.

How did we get to this point, you ask? Well apparently, Bishop Sycamore lied its way into this game by stating they had D1 prospects (they don’t) and naming players who don’t even go to the school in their press release.

ESPN’s broadcast of the game, meanwhile, scrambled to fill air time during IMG Academy’s drubbing of a vastly inferior opponent.



The broadcasters also mentioned their attempts to verify Bishop Sycamore’s story, but could not come up with anything, and ultimately were concerned for the “health and safety” of the players involved… midway through the second quarter.



 
Wow, ESPN doing a lackluster job. Sounds about right. Too bad it makes zero difference because of the monopoly on sports they have. Irks me when people don't have to pay for their mistakes, especially when they act all superior.
 
Wow, ESPN doing a lackluster job. Sounds about right. Too bad it makes zero difference because of the monopoly on sports they have. Irks me when people don't have to pay for their mistakes, especially when they act all superior.
Eventually it cost if nothing changes may just not be instant. If they learn from their mistakes of course it is put behind them.
 
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