The Bishop Sycamore saga has become one of the most bizarre stories of the 2021 sports year, so, naturally, it’s become the most popular fantasy sports team name.
The fake high school that duped ESPN and Paragon Marketing Group into airing its game against IMG Academy last month is currently the most popular team name among users in Yahoo Fantasy leagues, the website announced on Tuesday.
“Bishop Sycamore” is now the name of more than 10,000 teams, placing them well ahead of the second-most popular team name, “Run-CMC,” which has about 7,000 users.
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Football fans first became familiar with Bishop Sycamore last month when ESPN aired their game against IMG Academy, a 58-0 rout, which prompted some to look into what the school was all about.
But Bishop Sycamore is not an actual high school, but rather an online-only charter school with a football team not associated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association and comprised of 19- and 20-year-old post-graduates.
The team also lied to ESPN and Paragon Marketing Group, the latter which scheduled the game, that they carried several Division I recruits.
Obviously, the scandalous details have been quite amusing to football fans and with the NFL season yet to start, has become the perfect team name for fans from all over.
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