Well, here we are. We find ourselves in a situation that is completely unnecessary. Reggie Bush has acquiesced and made the prudent decision to return the Heisman Trophy which, he earned while being ineligible at USC. Will it go to Vince Young at this point, who finished second to Bush in the voting for college football's most prestigious award? Absolutely not. Should it? Possibly, but that is a debate for another day. Today, we are going to focus on why this situation was completely preventable.
In December 2005, Bush was awarded the Heisman Trophy over Vince Young and Bush teammate Matt Leinart. In January of 2006, Bush was largely overshadowed by Young in the BCS Championship Game, which resulted in Young's Longhorns defeating Bush's Trojans in what many argue as the greatest college football game of all time. Had the Heisman Trophy vote taken place after the bowl season, Young very well could have commandeered the infamous hardware away from Bush. Sadly, we will never know, and college football will not correct this shortcoming.
Statistics from Bowl games are included when looking at a player's overall performance during their college careers. It is a shame that the Heisman Committee chooses to ignore these games. For if they did not, Young very well could be holding today what is rightfully his.
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I still do not undertand how the team is beig punished when they had no clue! And to take away something that had nothing to do with his performace makes me really wonder what the motivation is??? He accepted money from a guy who was going to manage his NFL career. Plus this was a conection that his Step father had in business. I understand the rule and I think there should be a punishment,I just don't feel that taking from a team who had NO control and stripping a trophy from someone when it was not performance enhancing substance, just saying....
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