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LB K'Vaughan Pope (transfer to Tenn St)

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sparcboxbuck said:
Yup. I cannot, for the life of me, imagine a D1 coach willing to take on that kind of risk. It’s simply not worth it for a coach to take on an attitude that clearly is less than a team-first kind of guy.

If he plays again, at a high level in college, it will be a great surprise to me. I was all for him retaining his scholarship through the year. At this point, I hope he’s left campus.
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Publicly trashing the program does not show a lot of "character' and definitely would cause many D1 coaches to shy away from him. However, I'm sure there are (at least) a few D1 coaches out there somewhere that would "take a flier" on him if they believe that Pope's on the field play can improve his football team. Think about the schools/coaches that have been referred to as "2nd Chance U".

At this point (according to the online student directory) he is still enrolled at Ohio State; however, Spring semester doesn't start until next week. You would think that he would want to transfer to his new school for Spring semester so he could do "Spring football" there.
 
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“Called up @EddieGeorge2727 & asked him what’s new he said it’s you!” Pope tweeted.

A member of the recruiting class of 2018, Pope will bring two years of eligibility to Tennessee State, an HBCU that plays at the FCS level.

He joins a team whose coaching staff features plenty of Ohio State ties, as George is entering his second season as the Tigers’ head coach while defensive backs coach Richard McNutt, running backs coach Pepe Pearson and tight ends coach Mike Brewster are also former Buckeyes.

Just sayin': Lot's of Buckeyes on the Tennessee State staff. I kind of wonder if he got any other offers; regardless, I wish him well at Tennessee State.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
“Called up @EddieGeorge2727 & asked him what’s new he said it’s you!” Pope tweeted.

A member of the recruiting class of 2018, Pope will bring two years of eligibility to Tennessee State, an HBCU that plays at the FCS level.

He joins a team whose coaching staff features plenty of Ohio State ties, as George is entering his second season as the Tigers’ head coach while defensive backs coach Richard McNutt, running backs coach Pepe Pearson and tight ends coach Mike Brewster are also former Buckeyes.

Just sayin': Lot's of Buckeyes on the Tennessee State staff. I kind of wonder if he got any other offers; regardless, I wish him well at Tennessee State.
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I don't know if he got other offers but I'm sure Eddie did due diligence about him with his Ohio State contacts. Seems to point to it being a one time major mistake as opposed to a constant issue within the program
 
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K'Vaughan Pope - 2022 - Football - Tennessee State University

K'Vaughan Pope (4) LB - Awards and Honors: 2022 All-OVC Second Team Defense 2022 OVC All-Newcomer Team 2022: Played in nine games during his first season as
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Awards and Honors:
2022 All-OVC Second Team Defense
2022 OVC All-Newcomer Team

2022: Played in nine games during his first season as a Tiger...finished tied for second on the team with 62 tackles (29 solo, 33 assists)...tallied four tackles for loss, four pass breakups, and one forced fumble...tallied a season-high 13 tackles against UT Martin (11/12)...finished with 11 tackles and two tackles for loss at Murray State (10/29)...forced a fumble in the opener at EWU (9/3)...finished with nine tackles against both JSU and Lane

Just sayin': Apparently he had a decent year (i.e. athletically) at TSU.

Also, when he transferred to TSU there were 4 Buckeyes (including George) on their football coaching staff.

Along with George, who is in his second season at TSU and was a Heisman Trophy-winning running back at Ohio State, TSU running backs coach Pepe Pearson, tight ends coach Mike Brewster and defensive backs coach Richard McNutt are former Buckeyes.
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Apparently after George left the new coach cleaned house and hired new assistant coaches.

Football Coaches - Texas Southern University Athletics

The official Football Coach List for the Texas Southern University Tigers
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ScriptOhio said:

K'Vaughan Pope - 2022 - Football - Tennessee State University

K'Vaughan Pope (4) LB - Awards and Honors: 2022 All-OVC Second Team Defense 2022 OVC All-Newcomer Team 2022: Played in nine games during his first season as
tsutigers.com tsutigers.com

Awards and Honors:
2022 All-OVC Second Team Defense
2022 OVC All-Newcomer Team

2022: Played in nine games during his first season as a Tiger...finished tied for second on the team with 62 tackles (29 solo, 33 assists)...tallied four tackles for loss, four pass breakups, and one forced fumble...tallied a season-high 13 tackles against UT Martin (11/12)...finished with 11 tackles and two tackles for loss at Murray State (10/29)...forced a fumble in the opener at EWU (9/3)...finished with nine tackles against both JSU and Lane

Just sayin': Apparently he had a decent year (i.e. athletically) at TSU.

Also, when he transferred to TSU there were 4 Buckeyes (including George) on their football coaching staff.



Apparently after George left the new coach cleaned house and hired new assistant coaches.

Football Coaches - Texas Southern University Athletics

The official Football Coach List for the Texas Southern University Tigers
tsusports.com tsusports.com
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Link is listing TEXAS STATE staff, not Tennessee State. I think Eddie is still there at Tennessee State.
 
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Pope went from quitting on OSU and posting “ f*** OSU” to posting highlights of himself at OSU because he’s jobless. Sad.

Comment section letting him know Buckeye nation ain’t having it.

 
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