Casey Pachall Was Among TCU Players Who Failed Drug Test

Johnson ended up receiving probation for pleading guilty to the marijuana delivery charges.

Pachall, however, won’t have to miss any time for his temporary lapse in judgment.

We have yet to hear Patterson’s explanation for the lack of discipline for Pachall, but I’m sure there are some recruits taking notice of a lenient coach, especially considering TCU is located in a big city and now plays in the Big 12.

The entire report is available at TCU 360, but it seems unlikely that Pachall, who started all 13 games for the Horned Frogs in 2011, has not already seen some internal punishment for this.

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Fort Worth police have released some of the details of a drug investigation centering on an apartment building near the campus of Texas Christian University, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Wednesday.The operation resulted in the arrests of 23 people, as well as the seizure of nine weapons (five rifles, three shotguns and a set of brass knuckles), 2.7 pounds of marijuana and around $46,000 in cash.

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The Associated Press, via Sports Illustrated, reports that TCU head coach Gary Patterson is trying to maintain a business-as-usual attitude and forge ahead with his preparations for next season.

There were some rumors that the football team had a mass failure of a Feb. 1 surprise drug test, but the Fort Worth Star-Telegram put the failure number at five players on the day after the arrests.

Stefan Stevenson views the tackle spots on each side of the ball as the biggest competitions, with only two offensive line positions good to go and a whole lot of humanity battling to replace Yendrey.

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So, yep, that’s the story. We’ve gone from all of Texas Christian being jailed for decades due to a drug-ravaged cult to four or so players maybe getting probation. This story has been kind of a downer for fans of legal intrigue and jailhouse daring, but it would seem to fit the crime of selling stuff, even if felonies are involved.

Those five Frogs who allegedly failed coach Gary Patterson’s Feb. 1 drug test may or may not have been included in the group of arrested players.

The investigation is ongoing. Since the four Frogs are accused of selling to players, there could also be subsequent warrants out for the buyers as well.

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Johnson’s warrant document includes an explosive claim that 82 players failed Gary Patterson’s surprise Feb. 1 drug test, which you can choose to believe if you want. However, that Feb. 1 date is interesting, since Patterson reportedly learned about the rampant drug use from a disturbed recruit and Feb. 1 was National Signing Day. Specific details are recorded about an alleged sale Johnson made in December to an undercover officer.

TCU may not even have 82 scholarship football players, so that’s pretty much an impossible claim unless every last player on the roster happened to have done drugs in the previous few days.

Arrest warrants accused three of the four players of “selling hydroponic marijuana to TCU students and football players from a house in the 3400 block of Brady Avenue.”

Patterson, via the Star-Telegram:

The list of all 17 names is available here.

All four players would’ve been quite significant contributors in 2012. Yendrey led all Horned Frogs interior linemen in tackles in 2011, adding 5.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Brock played sparingly in 2011 due to injury, but led the team in tackles in 2010. Horn was expected to compete for a starting job in 2012, with three senior starters departing. And Johnson finished 2011 with 49 tackles and three pass breakups.

Drugs on the market, according to TCU police chief Steve McGee, included marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, mollies, acid, and prescription drugs. I’m told “mollies” refers to powdered ecstasy, but don’t look at me, man. I’m not the DEA. The investigation, chancellor Victor Boschini said, was prompted by complaints from locals.

The news sours what should’ve been a week of good news for TCU football, but it does prompt obligatory WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME jokes.

An investigation is ongoing as to whether the four players were dealing to teammates. We don’t know the names of the players yet, but expect that to be revealed soon. The Fulmer Cup implications are already staggering. All this a day after the school got to see its name on its first Big 12 football schedule.

Below, the statement from TCU: