According to fox sports Reggie Bush will be stripped of his Heisman trophy that he won back in 2005. Bush will be the first to receive this penalty in 75 years that the award has been available. The NCAA has found USC in violations in many ways in June of 2010 they are being punished for it. The award will remain vacant they are not going to give it to another player for that year. Vince young was the second place runner up in 2005 but he lost the race by several hundred’s that is why the award is being held vacant.
Should Reggie Bush or the University of Southern California be held accountable for this? This is not the player’s fault the school should be held accountable for all of the circumstances. Bush was probably never told the rules of what he can receive and not receive. They are just now starting to state the rules before you sign with a school.
I personally was put in a situation like this with another school but things went bad they backed out on what the contract said. That is the reason I think it is not Reggie’s fault. Now if this was to happen today yea I would say it was his fault because they are telling the athletes now because of his situation. Back in 2005 NCAA was not telling the athletes the consequences or anything so I am sure he thought it was ok.
Is it such a bad thing that Reggie is losing his award? I personally don’t think it is look at all of the good things he has done as an athlete. He still plays for the New Orleans saints and is the starter so if you look at him now yes he is losing his award but the word has not stopped spinning over this.
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