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1 of 5 | Former University of Southern California moving backmost Reggie Bush (R) forfeited his 2005 Heisman Trophy successful 2010. File Photo by Michael Tweed/UPI | License Photo
April 24 (UPI) -- Former USC moving backmost Reggie Bush will person his 2005 Heisman Trophy returned to him aft nan Heisman Trophy Trust considered "enormous changes successful assemblage athletics complete nan past respective years," nan group announced Wednesday.
"No one tin return from you what God has for you," Bush wrote Wednesday connected Instagram.
Bush returned nan Heisman Trophy to nan Heisman Trophy Trust successful 2010 aft an NCAA investigation determined he received money and different benefits while playing for nan Trojans.
The NCAA allowed athletes to commencement earning money from name, image and likeness deals arsenic of July 1, 2021, perchance opening nan doorway for Bush to person his accomplishments put backmost successful nan grounds books.
"We are thrilled to invited Reggie Bush backmost to nan Heisman family successful nickname of his collegiate accomplishments," Michael Comerford, president of nan Heisman Trophy Trust, said successful a news release.
"We considered nan tremendous changes successful assemblage athletics complete nan past respective years successful deciding that now is nan correct clip to reinstate nan Trophy for Reggie. We are truthful happy to invited him back."
The Heisman Trophy Trust said it "closely monitored" nan changes to nan "college shot landscape" earlier deciding to return nan trophy to Bush.
"Recognizing that nan compensation of student athletes is an accepted believe and appears present to stay, these basal changes successful assemblage athletics led nan Trust to determine that now is nan correct clip to return nan trophy to Bush, who unquestionably was nan astir outstanding assemblage shot subordinate of 2005," nan Heisman Trophy Trust said.
Bush, a 2023 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, totaled 4,470 yards from scrimmage during his Trojans tenure, nan third-most successful schoolhouse history. He led nan federation pinch 2,218 yards from scrimmage and scored 19 times during his 2005 campaign.
The NCAA's four-year probe into Bush's reception of benefits while astatine USC concluded successful 2010. The investigation resulted successful nan sanctions against Bush, including his 10-year dissociation from nan Trojans program.
The sanctions against USC were a two-year vessel ban, 14 vacated wins -- including a BCS shot title -- and nan nonaccomplishment of 30 scholarships. USC besides forfeited its replica of Bush's Heisman Trophy.
Bush, who has denied he was paid to play shot astatine USC, revenge a defamation suit past twelvemonth against nan NCAA, citing a connection from nan assemblage sports governing assemblage that implied he participated successful a "pay-for-play" scheme.
As portion of Wednesday's announcement, nan Heisman Trust returned nan replica to USC, arsenic good arsenic nan original to Bush. The assemblage shot icon besides will beryllium invited to each early Heisman Trophy ceremonies. including nan 90th ceremonial later this year.
