Former Saints RB Reggie Bush Gets 2005 Heisman Trophy Back
Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after it was taken away from him.
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Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after it was taken away from him.
Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award. Bush gave up the trophy in 2010 following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans. Heisman Trust President Michael Comerford said the trust considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years that now make some forms of athlete compensation permissible. Bush amassed more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 18 touchdowns in 2005. He received the fifth most firs...
Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans, the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday.
The 2005 winner from USC has the award vacated in 2010 because of now anachronistic rules.
Reggie Bush won the Heisman Trophy in 2005, but he forfeited the award after an NCAA investigation found that he and his family had received improper benefits.