Devonte Fields not transferring

ByMAX OLSON
August 8, 2014, 7:49 PM

— -- Suspended  TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has backed out of his plan to enroll at Stephen F. Austin after a TCU committee ruled he was ineligible to receive a tranfer waiver, the school announced Friday.

"After originally agreeing to grant a release to Devonte Fields, which would allow him to enroll and play football at Stephen F. Austin, Texas Christian University has since convened a committee and declared that Fields' violations of the student honor code has warranted his suspension from the school," SFA said in a statement.

Stephen F. Austin said that also would make Fields ineligible, prohibiting him from participating in football-related activities there for at least one year.

"In light of these developments, Fields has decided not to enroll at SFA," the school said.

TCU officials said only Friday night that Fields' status with the Big 12 school was unchanged.

Information from ESPN.com's Max Olson and The Associated Press was used in this report.