Dozens of players were caught up in the lies and false promises of Bishop Sycamore and Christians of Faith Academy. One player made it out to play major college football.

The University of Louisville football team’s fortunes are unlikely to rise and fall on the squat legs of Mario Agyen, a 5-foot-7, 190-pound, walk-on running back who joined the team in the middle of last season after an end-of-summer tryout.