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Reggie Bush has been vindicated. After years of being persona non grata from faculty soccer and being stripped of his rightfully earned Heisman Trophy, the previous USC Trojan has had his title reinstated following a choice by the Heisman Belief in response to CBSNews.
Bush has not been formally acknowledged as a Heisman winner since 2010 when the NCAA determined that he and his household had obtained improper advantages. The Heisman Belief had beforehand said that they might return Bush’s trophy if the NCAA determined to reinstate his faculty data.
However let’s hold it a buck, this determination has a lot much less to do with the NCAA data than it does with good PR. NIL (identify, picture, and likeness) offers have modified faculty athletics ceaselessly and it seems janky as hell to sentence Reggie Bush for one thing that 1000’s of “newbie” athletes at the moment are overtly and fortunately benefitting from.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush again to the Heisman household in recognition of his collegiate accomplishments,” Heisman Belief president Michael Comerford mentioned. “We thought of the big modifications in faculty athletics during the last a number of years in deciding that now’s the best time to reinstate the Trophy for Reggie. We’re so blissful to welcome him again.”
Positive, Jan.
At a ceremony, Bush spoke about what this reinstatement means to him in spite of everything these years of turmoil.
“I’m grateful to as soon as once more be acknowledged because the recipient of the Heisman Trophy,” Bush mentioned. “This reinstatement will not be solely a private victory but additionally a validation of the tireless efforts of my supporters and advocates who’ve stood by me all through this arduous journey.”
Bout. Rattling. Time.
