Did you ever hear the one about the high school football team that didn’t actually exist but still got to play on ESPN?
Well, this bizarre saga is getting the documentary treatment. According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO has begun filming a documentary about the strangest story in football from last season.
In case you haven’t heard, “Bishop Sycamore” somehow convinced producers at ESPN to have them play against IMG Academy (Fla.) a year ago. It didn’t go great for the scammers. The fake powerhouse Ohio state school wound up losing to highly-ranked IMG Academy by a score of 58-0. The blowout was so bad that broadcasters expressed concern about the players’ safety on the Centurions during the game.
