The Supreme Court has ruled that college athletes can begin being paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), and former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush has released a statement.
Bush, who had his college records and Heisman Trophy erased from history after allegations that he accepted illegal (at the time) benefits, has released a statement saying that both the NCAA and The Heisman Trust are not willing to help him out to get his trophy back and his records reinstated.
Nation, should Bush get his Heisman Trophy back?
Reggie Bush statement after Supreme Court ruling yesterday: pic.twitter.com/Iia0xXz11f
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 1, 2021
As much as I like Bush as one of the extraordinary running backs in league history and that he was a member of my team, The Detroit Lions, but he cannot retroactively get his Heisman Trophy and other awards back because it was illegal then. He knew this and unfortunately he would have to continue to live with it.