With Reggie Bush's NCAA ban finally over, USC should embrace the running back and give him the opportunity to explain himself. Column by BillPlaschke
The NCAA ban on Reggie Bush’s association with USC has been lifted. The university plans to welcome him back after 10 years away.He can recognize his leading role in an NCAA probation and scholarship strip that led to depleted rosters, lost recruits, odd coaching changes and only one major bowl victory in 10 years.Granted, the penalties against the program were absurdly unfair and so excessive that the NCAA has all but admitted it will never repeat them.
Bush reportedly accepted nearly $300,000 from two sports marketers, but his commercial appeal in Los Angeles during his three seasons from 2003-2005 was worth 10 times that much. And his monetary value to USC was much, much more, so he was deserving of every penny. Viewed through today’s understanding of the unfairness of unsalaried college athletes propping up billion-dollar enterprises, those “improper benefits” were actually reasonable payment for services rendered.
But, then as now, rules are the rules. Every Trojan knew them. Everyone knew the NCAA was hyper-focused on making sure USC’s swashbuckling program followed them. Everyone knew the penalties would be harsh for breaking them.USC running back Reggie Bush eludes Oregon’s Matt Toeaina during a game in September 2005.
Yet Bush ignored those rules at the expense of his teammates and their legacy. He took the money knowing he was placing them at risk. And in the end, when he went down, he dragged them down with him., remember — but they were forced to vacate 14 victories, including the 2005 BCS National Championship over Oklahoma.
A decade of future Trojans, some of whom grew up wearing Bush’s No. 5 jerseys, was also affected by sanctions that kneecapped the program.The probation hobbled them. The two-year bowl ban demoralized them. The 30 lost scholarships absolutely gutted them.
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