TCU Drug Bust

College is the time where you build some of your greatest memories. You create relationships that last a lifetime based off classes and social and sporting events. Most of these events are centered around the activity of consuming large amounts of alcohol and/or doing drugs. This may seem harmless most of the time, but students forget the repercussions of participating in illegal actions. The frontal lobe, responsible for a person's decision making and problem-solving, is not fully developed until the mid-20s. Therefore, young adults are sometimes unable to make rational decisions.

A recent example of this is the large drug bust made at TCU. TCU, Texas Christian University, is located in Fort Worth, TX and has a student population of 9,500. Seventeen students were arrested on charges of making "hand-to-hand" deals involving marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and prescription. The arrests stem from a six-month drug investigation at the university, based off complaints from students and parents. The biggest controversy in the scandal is the fact that four of the students are members of the TCU football team. The players had allegedly been selling marijuana after classes and even around practice times. The players were drug tested two weeks prior to the arrests and failed the test. Police officers involved in the case have stated that the players sold weed throughout the season and even up to last week. During one of the staged drug deals between an undercover officer and player, the player stated that "82 people failed" the drug test ordered by the Head Coach, Gary Patterson. 

The repercussions of the drug bust are still in development. Three of the players, Horn, Johnson, Brock, were being held in jail, while Yendrey had yet to be arraigned. It is unclear whether there will be further arrests of team members and how the athletic apartment will proceed with the allegations. The players "have been separated from TCU by the university" for the time being. This scandal is not completely uncommon, but proves that athletes are not exempt from the law and it's punishment.