Sports
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Saluki Insider New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush announced Tuesday he will willingly forfeit his 2005 Heisman Trophy in the wake of a four-year NCAA investigation that ended this summer with strict punishments for his alma mater, the University of Southern California. Bush and his family received hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from marketing agents while he was attending USC. Former Heisman winners Eric Crouch and Eddie George have both said Bush may not have made the right choice. Did Bush do the right thing by giving up the coveted Heisman?
I think Bush is showing incredible maturity with this move. Giving up the award for best player in the country requires incredible selflessness, and it’s not a coincidence that many of the greatest professional football players were also the most humble ones.
NICK JOHNSON
njohnson@dailyegyptian.com
Bush gained points in my book for forfeiting the trophy. He definitely shouldn’t have accepted any gifts in the first place, but what’s done is done. Way to step up and be a man.
EDYTA BŁASZCZYK
ebłaszczyk@dailyegyptian.com
Bush gave up the award only because he knew the NCAA wanted to take the Heisman from him. It was only a matter of time before the powers that be came crashing down on him. Give it to Vince Young.
BRANDON LACHANCE
blachance@dailyegyptian.com
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