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Details emerge about alleged TCU beating, player dismissal

By Thomson Reuters Sep 1, 2026 | 10:59 AM

By Field Level Media

Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Details are coming out about the dismissal of TCU safety Jacob Fields, who is facing criminal ​charges over an alleged locker room assault ‌last month.

Dallas television station WFAA reported Monday that it had obtained a copy of the arrest warrant, which detailed the alleged campus assault.

The affidavit said TCU wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma spent ‌three ​days in a hospital due to ⁠a concussion, brain bleed ⁠and other injuries after allegedly being assaulted by Fields.

The WFAA report, citing the affidavit, said Ezukanma was looking at his phone on Aug. 13, when Fields ​approached him inside the Walsh Athletic Complex at TCU and punched and kicked him in the ⁠head.

Ezukanma lost consciousness, but when he ⁠came to, he told TCU’s medical ​staff that his ears were ringing and his head hurt. ​Two CT scans at the hospital uncovered the ‌brain bleed.

It is not known how much time Ezukanma will miss this season.

Fields was a transfer student from Louisiana Tech, where he was named the Co- Defensive ⁠Player of the Year in 2025 for Conference USA. A senior safety, Fields was expected to win a starting job.

Speculation ⁠is that ‌Fields was angry about being outplayed by ⁠Ezukanma.

Fields was released by TCU on Aug. ​18. ‌He turned himself in on Sunday ​and faces ⁠a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. He posted a $50,000 bond.

TCU opened its season on Saturday with a 15-10 loss to North Carolina. The Horned Frogs next play Sept. 12 against Grambling State in Fort ​Worth.

(–Field Level Media)