TCU Under Fire

2011 started in a way that many Badger fans would have wished it had not. A loss in the Rose Bowl to TCU, but now it looks like 2011 may be a long year for the Horned Frogs.

Just a few weeks after the biggest win in school history the Horned Frogs are now in a legal battle over fraud allegations. As well as a possible black eye for an athletic program that was beginning to look like one of the big up-and-comers in college football.

In the discovery portion of the lawsuit it was released in public documents that two former players were reportedly accused of sexual assault in 2006. Following the allegation the plaintiff in the case spoke with the athletic department, but reportedly was brushed off.

Along with the sexual assault allegations in the lawsuit, the two players involved were also accused of receiving preferential treatment during their time at TCU.

Football player Lorenzo Jones was reportedly not removed from an English class during his time at TCU after his teacher referred to him as "dangerous." As well as not being disciplined by TCU for other misconduct charges while at TCU.

Basketball player Virgil Taylor, the other athlete to be charged with sexual assault, was supposedly accepted into TCU despite being ranked 300th in a class of 377 coming out of high school. Taylor was also cited with misconduct charges during his time at TCU.

The rape charges were ultimately the final straw at TCU for the two athletes after they were expelled in 2006. Even though the charges were later dropped by the district attorney's office.

May 6th is the date that has been scheduled for the lawsuit to be heard in court, and their is no word of the NCAA looking into any violations by the university.