Updated: TCU releases statement on not revealing drug test results

UPDATED 7:00 p.m. ET: As you may have read below, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported today that five TCU players failed a drug test administered on Feb. 1. What is unknown is who was among those reported five.

Looks like we may not have any answers any time soon. TCU’s communication department released the following statement this evening explaining their reasoning behind not disclosing any drug test results.

“This has never been about who was using drugs or how many failed a drug test, therefore we will not release any results. Any student using drugs is one too many. Our students are primarily 18-21 years old. They come from all walks of life and they contribute to the University in different ways. Sometimes they make choices we don’t understand. We are proudest of them when they learn and grow from their mistakes. There is no doubt that students fall short from time to time, but we also know that they, as we, are committed to getting back up and moving forward.”

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From one story to another, the drug sweep on the campus of TCU that resulted in the arrest of over a dozen students, including four football players, continues to develop.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, according to a source, that five football players tested positive for marijuana during a drug test initiated by head coach Gary Patterson on Feb. 1. Another 11 players reportedly had trace amounts of pot, but were within the margin of error.

Star-Telegram reporter Stefan Stevenson tweeted yesterday that, according to a source, Patterson ordered the drug test after being informed by a recruit that there was a problem with drug use at TCU.

It is unknown if the four players arrest in connection to the sweep --- linebacker Tanner Brock, D.J. Yendrey, Devin Johnson and Ty Horn -- were part of the alleged group that failed the test.

Eighty-six players reportedly passed the test. In his affidavit released yesterday, Brock (pictured) said about 60 players would be “screwed” after the drug test; other accounts said up to 82 players failed. Brock added that he was sure he had failed the drug test as well.

Another source told the Star-Telegram that the numbers mentioned in the affidavits were exaggerated.

“There was definitely a small group of guys using weed but nothing more than that,” the source, a former player, told the Star-Telegram.