

It's worth noting that Duncanville High School, which is located in Texas, does still have Bishop Sycamore on its schedule for the 2021 season. However, Bishop Sycamore isn't the only non-Texas school in the conference as Ocean Springs Grace Baptist is a member and is located in Mississippi. Instead of being a OHSAA school, Bishop Sycamore is reportedly a school in the Texas Christian Athletic League, which is another flag. In addition, the school isn't listed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association's directory of schools, which leaves more question marks. However, The Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, doesn't have any Bishop Sycamores throughout its history.Īccording to the Massillon Independent, Bishop Sycamore is described as an online charter school that students can attend.

Schools that boast the name "Bishop" usually are associated with the catholic church and are named in honor of local bishops or historic bishops. However, according to The Sporting News, it appears that the school might not be real. We just decided to mutually part ways."īishop Sycamore allegedly claims to make its home in Columbus, Ohio. "I value him as a person, but I just thought right now he needed to step down, he needed to go. "Roy has honestly been like a little brother to me in the sense that when really we were launching Bishop Sycamore, there were some things that we wanted to do better and could have done better," Peterson told USA Today. The school's director, Andre Peterson, said "a lot of things" contributed to Johnson's firing, including the coach's injury tracking and a pending fraud charge. The school announced the decision on Tuesday. In the fallout of the controversy, Bishop Sycamore fired head coach Roy Johnson.

Bishop Sycamore indicated to ESPN it was on a similar competitive level, but questions about the program's strength and legitimacy arose shortly after its nationally-televised drubbing The Bradenton, Florida-based IMG Academy is annually one of the top programs in the country and boasts several four- and five-star prospects on a yearly basis. IMG Academy dominated in a 58-0 win, even though the game allegedly featured two powerhouse high school football programs. IMG Academy's elite football team faced off against an Ohio-based school named Bishop Sycamore earlier in August and it wasn't a pretty result.
