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Four TCU Players Arrested In Campus Drug Bust

Feb. 15, 2012
Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas - Four TCU football players were among 17 students arrested Wednesday in a campus drug bust, police said.

Police said those arrested were caught making "hand-to-hand" sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers.

"There is no doubt," Texas Christian University Police Chief Steve McGee said at a morning news conference following the arrests. He did not immediately identify the students.

McGee said the arrests came after a six-month investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others in the community. Police would not rule out more arrests, but said only people caught selling drugs had been arrested Wednesday.

School chancellor Victor Boschini called the students' actions "simply unacceptable."

Police said they had not determined whether any of the football players arrested were selling to other athletes. But Boschini suggested the four players' involvement was not a sign of a larger issue.

"I don't think it's a football problem," Boschini said.

A message seeking comment was left for TCU football spokesman Mark Cohen.

TCU is located in Fort Worth and has an enrollment of about 9,500 students. The Horned Frogs are set to join the Big 12 later this year in a move expected to be a boon for their athletic program.

UPDATE: The names of the football players have been released. Senior linebacker Tanner Brock, senior defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey, offensive tackle Ty Horn, and senior safety Devin Johnson were among the 17 students arrested Wednesday morning.

All four players have reportedly been dismissed from the team.

Brock was the Horned Frogs leading tackler in 2010 before his 2011 campaign was cut short due to a season-ending injury.  Yendrey was an MWC All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2010 and 2011, while Johnson was expected to start for the Horned Frogs defense in the upcoming season.

TCU Chancellor Boschini has issued a statement on TCU's website.