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Background
[edit]Roy Johnson and Jay Richardson
[edit]Leroy Johnson Jr. was raised in the Bronx as one of six siblings. He met American football player Jay Richardson through his younger brother Matt, who attended Ohio State University.[1][2] Richardson went on to be drafted by the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and played five seasons of professional football.[3] In 2007, Johnson and Richardson, as well as Sean Morrow, created an insurance broker organization called JR and Associates.[4] The pair began selling life insurance together in Ohio in 2011.
Christians of Faith Academy
[edit]In August 2018, Christians of Faith Academy (COF) suddenly appeared on high school American football schedules in and around the US state of Ohio. COF Academy, which lacked a building, school website, home football field, and athletic roster, was scheduled to play 12 games during the 2018 season, two more than allowed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OSHAA).[5]
YouthBuild Centurions
[edit]Bishop Sycamore High School
[edit]2021 IMG Academy football game
[edit]Reactions
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]- Johnson fired
- Is this a real school?
One Bishop Sycamore player, Mario Agyen, went on to play in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football in the United States.[6] Agyen left Bishop Sycamore in 2018 and attended Lackawanna College, where his football career was stymied by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2022, his second walk-on tryout, he was named to the Louisville Cardinals football team.[7]
In popular culture
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ King, Andrew (September 28, 2018). "Off-field issues appearing for COF Academy". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ King and Freese 2023, pp. 3–4.
- ^ King and Freese 2023, p. 5.
- ^ Dyer, Kristian (June 14, 2012). "Richardson hopes to broker future with Jets". Metro New York. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ King, Andrew (August 6, 2018). "Out of thin air: COF Academy has football schedule, little else". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Witz, Billy (September 15, 2023). "His Team Was a Chaotic Punchline. Then He Found a New Spot in the Sport". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Cubit, Alexis (September 13, 2023). "From 'BS High' to Louisville: Mario Agyen's journey from an infamous prep school to Cards". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- King, Andrew; Ferree, Ben (2023). Friday Night Lies: The Bishop Sycamore Story. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-63727-224-4.