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TCU revokes credentials of Star-Telegram over locker room assault coverage

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 26, 2026, 6:09 PM

Last updated Aug 26, 2026

TCU revokes credentials of Star-Telegram over locker room assault coverage

Summary

Texas Christian University (TCU) has suspended the credentials of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram following its reporting on a locker room assault that led to the dismissal of player Jacob Fields. TCU stated the action was due to the coverage resulting in threats to the victim involved. The incident reportedly involved tensions during fall camp and culminated in Fields being dismissed for violating team rules. An agent representing Fields commented that much of the circulating information online was inaccurate. TCU's football season is set to begin this Saturday against North Carolina.

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By the Numbers

•TCU pulls credentials of Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
•Jacob Fields dismissed over locker room assault incident.
•Reported tensions included insults and threats from teammates.
•Fields' agent claimed much information online is false.
•TCU opens its season Saturday against North Carolina.

Latest Updates

6:30 PMYahoo Sports — TCU rescinds Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials over reporting on a locker room altercation
6:09 PMYahoo Sports — TCU football pulls local newspaper’s credentials for reporting locker room assault

What they're saying

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TCU has rescinded media credentials for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after a dispute over the paper’s reporting on a locker room incident that led to the dismissal of senior safety Jacob Fields from the football team. The Star-Telegram revealed the university’s decision in its own report on Wednesday. “In a phone conversation Sunday, a TCU athletics…
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