Overview
- TCU announced on Sept. 4 that it fully restored the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s athletics credentials after a series of productive discussions with the paper.
- The credentials were pulled earlier this month after the Star-Telegram reported on an Aug. 13 locker-room altercation that led to the dismissal of senior safety Jacob Fields.
- Fields turned himself in and was arrested on Aug. 30 on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, and court records said the injured player suffered a brain bleed.
- During the suspension the Star-Telegram still covered TCU’s season opener in Dublin from the stands and will have full press access for the Sept. 12 home opener.
- The episode has raised questions about how colleges control media access, how reporters verify unnamed sources during active probes, and what limits schools may set while investigations proceed.