High school football program apparently tricked ESPN into broadcasting game on national TV

ESPN broadcasted a high school football game on Sunday afternoon between IMG Academy — one of the top prep football programs in the country — and Bishop Sycamore, which reportedly claimed to have several division one prospects.

The only problem? Bishop Sycamore was apparently being disingenuous about its level of roster talent.

The game got out of hand quickly, and IMG Academy ultimately won 58-0.

ESPN’s broadcast booth spoke at length during the broadcast about how they were mislead about the strength of Bishop Sycamore’s roster.

“Bishop Sycamore told us they had a number of division one prospects on their roster,” the announcer said. “To be frank, a lot of that we could not verify. They did not show up in our database, they did not show up in the databases of other recruiting services.

“So, OK, if that’s what you’re telling us, that’s fine, that’s how we take it in.”

The broadcast team went as far as to question the health and safety of the Bishop Sycamore players.

“From what we’ve seen so far, this is not a fair fight,” he said. “And there’s got to be a point now where you do worry about health and safety.” Saturday Tradition