TCU has withdrawn the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover its athletics after the newspaper reported on an alleged locker-room assault involving two football players. The move matters because it restricts a local outlet’s access shortly before the Horned Frogs’ season opener, raising concerns about how universities respond to unfavourable reporting.

Senior safety Jacob Fields was dismissed from the team after allegedly assaulting wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma, who later identified himself in a deleted Instagram video as the other player involved. Athletic director Mike Buddie said the newspaper’s initial report included inaccurate information from a source without first-hand knowledge, which TCU says led to threats against a student-athlete and his family; the paper’s reporter will still travel to Dublin for Saturday’s game against North Carolina but will not have press-box access.