What Tim Tebow, Matt Leinart, others are saying about Reggie Bush getting back his Heisman
Reggie Bush has his Heisman back.
The former USC star has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern Cal returned the award.
Bush gave up the trophy in 2010 following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.
Heisman Trust President Michael Comerford said the trust considered the enormous changes in college athletics over the last several years that now make some forms of athlete compensation permissible.
Lane Kiffin and Johnny Manziel, the former Texas A&M quarterback who was boycotting the Heisman until Bush got his trophy back, both sounded off about the news earlier Wednesday.
Others chimes in as well, including Matt Leinart and Tim Tebow.
Take a look:
Bush won the trophy awarded to the top player in college football after amassing 2,218 yards from scrimmage and scoring 18 touchdowns in 2005. His 784 first-place votes were the fifth most in Heisman history, and the trophy was a crowning achievement for Bush after three seasons at USC as one of the most dynamic college football players in decades.
The reinstatement of Bush gives USC a total of eight Heisman winners, most of any school.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.