COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping. Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier in the day after they were charged with sexually assaulting a woman on Feb. 4 at an apartment the players shared. “I am not making any statement on the criminal charges, but it is clear they did not live up to our standards and my expectations,” coach Ryan Day said in a statement. “The athletics department will make sure they both continue to have access to the health and well-being resources available to students and student-athletes.” Day said he would not comment further on the case. Riep and Wint pleaded not guilty Thursday morning. Judge Cynthia Ebner set bond at $100,000 for Riep and $75,000 for Wint and ordered that the men not have…
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