Sources: Bush to be stripped of Heisman

[joeybee12]

The Heisman Trophy Trust is expected to strip former University of Southern California star running back Reggie Bush of college football’s top honor by the end of September, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Bush would become the first player in the 75-year history of the award to have the trophy taken away. The NCAA found major violations in the Trojans’ football program in June and levied serious sanctions against the school.

Two sources close to the Heisman trust said the body’s investigation is coming to a close, and will ultimately concur with the NCAA’s determination that Bush was ineligible during his Heisman-winning season in 2005. Because of that independent conclusion, sources said the trust will relieve Bush of the award and leave the honor for that season vacant. The sources said Bush met with Heisman representatives last month at the New York law offices of Emmet, Marvin & Martin. The sources would not reveal details of that meeting.


Bush, now a standout with the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, could not immediately be reached for comment.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-bushheisman090710


Good.

[TZ]

1. Huh. You know, Reggie Bush is someone I can't bring myself to dislike

Even though he's a big time cheater. He has done so much for NO, especially right after Katrina, I cannot bring myself to feel comfortable with this.

[Poiuyt]

10. I know that Bush broke the rules, and should be stripped of his Heisman,

but I don't think of him as a cheater. At least not in the same vein as someone who tries to get an unfair advantage over his competitors. When I think of a sports cheater, I think of Rosie Ruiz riding the subway to victory in the New York Marathon, or Barry Bonds using illegal PED, or Sammy Sosa's corked bat, or Bill Belicheck stealing signals.

[KamaAina]

2. Now can we prosecute him for the war crimes?

Oh, wait a minute... :P

[madinmaryland]

5. + One Brazillion!!!

[SargeUNN]

3. Good news for the Saints because it

should make Bush more determined to prove he is going to be the player we Saints fans had hoped he would be when we signed him. He has had his moments but hasn't been solid so this might give him the fire to reach that stage.

[Goblinmonger]

4. As someone who drafted him Rd 1 of my Keeper League

his rookie season, I hope he kicks it up a notch, too.

[underpants]

6. I have him too - I doubt this matters much to him much

He seems not to care about anything but himself...and I LIke THAT!!! (for my fantasy league reasons)

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[TZ]

8. wtf?

Racist post much? WHAT THE FUCK does it matter who he is dating? That has no bearing on the now substatiated charges of cheating. Given your pretty inflammatory OP about Native Americans, this kind of crap is not making you look good.

[Capt. America]

9. Better call the ....

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbbbbbulance.