Ohio State LB K’Vaughan Pope Walks Off Field And Quits Team During Middle Of Game vs Akron

An Ohio State football player straight up walked off the field and quit the team during the middle of Saturday night’s game against Akron.

According to Austin Ward of Letterman Row, Ohio State linebacker K’Vaughan Pope threw his gloves into the stands and stormed off the field. He was reportedly accompanied by a staff member into the locker room:

Pope tried to run out on the field in a sub package. Teradja Mitchell waved him off, and Pope stormed down the sideline, started walking to the tunnel and then had to be coaxed back by an Ohio State staffer. He tossed his gloves into the stands and took off his jersey.

— Austin Ward (@AWardSports) September 26, 2021

He has now been told to leave the Ohio State sideline and C.J. Barnett is taking him to the locker room. This is absolutely wild.

— Austin Ward (@AWardSports) September 26, 2021

The now-former Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker appears to have confirmed that he quit the team during the middle of the game.

Pope took to Twitter on Saturday night:

K’Vaughan Pope’s favorite NFL player growing up was Vontae Davis pic.twitter.com/z6xi7H4qbn

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 26, 2021

Pope has played in 33 games during his Ohio State career.