COLUMBUS — Below is a statement from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day regarding fourth-year linebacker K’Vaughan Pope.
Pope left during the Akron game after a heated exchange on the sidelines.
“Senior linebacker K’Vaughan Pope has been dismissed from the Ohio State football team. K’Vaughan will continue to have the use of programs that benefit our student-athletes, such as our Student-Athlete Support Services Office, and we will support him with his progress toward graduation. He will remain on scholarship through the duration of this semester.”
Pope has since issued an apology for his actions.
Last night I let my emotions get the best of me. For that I want to apologize to my teammates, coaches and Buckeye Nation. I made a mistake and know that I need to be better and do better. I’m going to take this time to reflect and work on my mental well-being.
— K’Vaughan Pope (@VonP04) September 26, 2021
Well… Bye.
As a Buckeye fan I find it repulsive the player’s action on the other hand why not just suspend him? Looks like this young man has given a lot of sweat what happened to compassion…?