Overview
- TCU announced this week that Jacob Fields has been dismissed from the football program and will not be on the team while the matter is investigated.
- Citing the university crime and fire log, reporters say a report filed in connection with the locker-room incident was recorded as an aggravated assault.
- Multiple outlets, relying on redacted incident paperwork and local reporting, describe the episode as a physical fight involving hands, feet or fists and note that sources give inconsistent dates for when it happened.
- Fields’ agent issued a public statement calling much online discussion false or speculative and declined further comment on the player’s behalf.
- The dismissal removes a high-profile transfer who had been projected to start at free safety and forces TCU to adjust its depth and reps with the Aug. 29 season opener in Dublin approaching.