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Ohio State LB officially enters transfer portal after being dismissed from team
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K’Vaughan Pope, former Ohio State linebacker, has entered the transfer portal.
Pope, on Saturday night, was visibly frustrated as he was throwing his gloves into the crowd, taking off his jersey, and ultimately was escorted to the locker room.
While in the locker room, Pope tweeted about his frustrations along with some NSFW tweets.
I think K'Vaughan Pope just quit the team in the middle of the game.
— Austin Ward (@AWardSports) September 26, 2021
Sunday morning, head coach Ryan Day dismissed Pope from the team for his actions. Pope did end up apologizing and acknowledged he let his emotions get the best of him.
Pope has entered the transfer portal this morning.
In his time with the Buckeyes, he has totaled 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions.He also had 3 tackles this season before being dismissed from the team.
2018 4-star LB K’Vaughan Pope has officially entered the transfer portal after totaling 19 tackles, 1.5 TFL and 2 INT during his Ohio State career; had 3 tackles this fall; dismissed from team this weekend @rivalsmike @OhioSt_Rivals https://t.co/kenfFHPdMg
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) September 27, 2021
Ohio State found themselves out of the top 10 in the Week 5 edition of the AP Top-25 poll coming in at No.11
Ohio State goes on the road to face Rutgers at 3:30 ET on BTN this Saturday.