© Provided by Sports Illustrated The Buckeyes dismissed K’Vaughan Pope after the senior linebacker left the field during Saturday’s game against Akron and posted an inflammatory tweet. Ohio State has dismissed K’Vaughan Pope after the linebacker left Saturday’s game against Akron in the second quarter during a bizarre outburst. The senior also posted—and later deleted—an inflammatory tweet saying “f— ohio state” and “good lucc to my teammates” during the 59–7 win over the Zips. “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,” Ohio State said in a statement. “He will remain on scholarship through the duration of this semester.” The initial incident occurred when Pope looked to run onto the field for a defensive series only to be waved off by linebacker Teradja Mitchell. Pope then started walking to the locker…
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