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Reggie Bush’s history with USC is as long and complicated as it is exhilarating and nostalgic. Almost 15 years have passed since Bush played his last game as a Trojan, and a decade has gone by since the announcement of the NCAA sanctions that kept USC from associating itself with Bush.
But with the news on Wednesday that USC is welcoming the former Heisman Trophy-winning tailback back to campus, you might need a refresher on how exactly we reached this point. So here’s a timeline of Bush’s history with USC:
2003
Jan. 5: Bush, the No. 2-rated prospect in the country according to Rivals.com, commits to USC. The La Mesa Helix standout also held offers from Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Texas and Washington.
July 7: Bush enrolls at USC for his freshman season.
Aug. 30: Bush makes his collegiate debut in a 23-0 win over No. 6 Auburn. His game stats: five carries for nine yards and one reception for a loss of six yards.
Sept. 13: Bush scores his first two touchdowns, both coming on carries in a 61-32 win over Hawaii at the Coliseum.
Dec. 6: USC beats Oregon State 52-28 in its regular-season finale to clinch the Pac-10 title. But the Trojans are left out of the BCS championship game by computer rankings that put Oklahoma and LSU above USC, despite USC finishing the regular season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll.
After the season, Bush is named a consensus first-team Freshman All-American after setting a USC freshman record with 1,331 all-purpose yards.
2004
Jan. 1: USC beats No. 4 Michigan 28-14 in the Rose Bowl, securing the No. 1 spot in the AP poll and a claim to a national championship, albeit one disputed by LSU. Bush rushes eight times for 41 yards in the game and makes two catches for 42 while returning two kickoffs and two punts.
Aug. 28: What might be considered Bush’s breakout game at USC, he sees an expanded role in his first game as a sophomore. Bush makes five receptions for 127 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-13 victory over Virginia Tech.
Nov. 13: USC beats Arizona 49-9 to clinch the Pac-10 championship.
Dec. 4: Bush posts his first 200-yard rushing performance as his two touchdowns help USC fend off rival UCLA 29-24 and clinch a spot in the BCS championship game.
After the season, Bush is named a consensus All-American and shares Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year honors with Trojans quarterback and teammate Matt Leinart. He is the first Trojan since Marcus Allen to lead the Pac-10 in all-purpose yardage with 2,330.
Dec. 11: Bush finishes fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting, with Leinart winning the award.
2005
Jan. 4: USC beats No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 in the Orange Bowl to win the national championship. In the game, Bush rushes six times for 75 yards and makes two catches for 31.
Sept. 3: USC begins its campaign for a third consecutive national championship with a 63-17 win over Hawaii. Bush totals 144 all-purpose yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Oct. 15: USC beats No. 9 Notre Dame 34-31, with Leinart scoring a rushing touchdown on the final play of the game with the aid of a push in the back from Bush as Leinart tried to break a tackle at the goal line. The controversial ending led to the meeting being dubbed as “The Bush Push Game”.
Nov. 19: Bush has the best statistical performance of his career in a 50-42 win over No. 16 Fresno State. In the game, Bush rushes 23 times for 294 yards and two touchdowns, adding three receptions for 68 yards.
Dec. 3: USC clinches Bush’s third Pac-10 title in three years and a spot in the BCS title game at the Rose Bowl with a 66-19 win over No. 11 UCLA. In the final game before Heisman voting, Bush rushes 24 times for 260 yards and two touchdowns.
Bush finishes the 2005 regular season with 187 carries for 1,658 yards (8.9 per carry) and 15 rushing touchdowns to go with 383 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Dec. 10: Bush wins the Heisman Trophy, beating Texas quarterback Vince Young and Leinart for the honor. Bush, the seventh winner in USC history, takes the opportunity in his acceptance speech to thank Leinart for returning for his senior season. “Matt, what more can I say?” Bush says. “Your decision to come back has changed my life.”
Bush is also named a unanimous first-team All-American and wins the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s best running back.
2006
Jan. 4: USC loses 41-38 to Texas in the BCS title game at the Rose Bowl behind a thrilling performance by Young, who scampered to the end zone for the winning score with 19 seconds left. Bush produces 177 all-purpose yards and one rushing touchdown in the game.
Jan. 12: Bush declares for the NFL draft at a ceremony on campus, forgoing his senior season. With his backfield partner LenDale White also declaring for the draft, Bush says, “Now ‘Thunder and Lightning’ are gone from USC.”
April 23: A first report from Yahoo! Sports raises questions about possible financial benefits Bush and his parents might have received while he was at USC. Specifically, the report finds that Bush’s parents lived rent-free in a house owned by marketing agent Michael Michaels, who wanted to represent Bush following his collegiate career. The Pac-10 and NCAA announce investigations into whether Bush and his family accepted improper benefits.
April 29: Bush is selected second overall by the New Orleans Saints in the NFL draft.
Sept. 15: A Yahoo! Sports investigation finds that Bush and his family accepted financial benefits of more than $100,000 from marketing agents while at USC. Michaels and Mike Ornstein competed for Bush’s services, only for Bush to choose Ornstein, causing a falling out between Bush and his family and Michaels. “I can’t really comment on any of this right now because it’s in the hands of the NCAA,” USC head coach Pete Carroll tells the LA Daily News at the time.
2007
Oct. 30: Agent Lloyd Lake, a former business partner of Michaels, sues Bush and his parents seeking to recoup $291,600 in cash and gifts they allegedly accepted from him during Bush’s sophomore and junior seasons. Lake agrees to cooperate with the NCAA investigation into Bush.
2010
Jan. 11: Yahoo! Sports reports the NCAA has concluded its investigation into USC, one that spanned the Reggie Bush allegations and allegations against former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo. On the same day, USC football head coach Pete Carroll resigns his position to take the head coaching job with the Seattle Seahawks.
Feb. 7: Bush and the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl XLIV, the only Super Bowl win of Bush’s career. In the game, Bush rushed five times for 25 yards and caught four passes for 38.
April 21: Bush settles the Lake lawsuit out of court, ending the possibility of the NCAA reviewing deposition transcripts.
June 10: NCAA announces major sanctions against USC, finding Bush received payments from Michaels and Lake from December 2004 onward and that USC had operated with a lack of institutional control. The NCAA says Bush received benefits including a limousine ride to the 2005 Heisman ceremony, hotel rooms and a rent-free home for Bush’s family.
Among the sanctions imposed by the NCAA against USC:
• Vacating 14 wins, including the BCS championship victory over Oklahoma.
• The loss of 30 scholarships over three years.
• A two-year bowl ban for the program.
• Four years’ probation.
• USC is forced to permanently disassociate itself from Bush.
• Running backs coach Todd McNair receives a one-year ban from off-campus recruiting.
Bush releases a statement saying, “I have a great love for the University of Southern California and I very much regret the turn that this matter has taken, not only for USC, but for the fans and players. I am disappointed by today’s decision and disagree with the NCAA’s findings. If the University decides to appeal, I will continue to cooperate with the NCAA and USC, as I did during the investigation. In the meantime, I will continue to focus on making a positive impact for the University and for the community where I live.”
USC announces plans to appeal some of the penalties.
July 20: New USC president Max Nikias announces the school will remove all jerseys and murals of Bush on campus and at the Coliseum, and return the school’s copy of Bush’s Heisman Trophy.
Sept. 14: Bush announces he will voluntarily forfeit the title of 2005 Heisman Trophy winner. “One of the greatest honors of my life was winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005,” he says in a statement. “Each individual carries the legacy of the award and each one is entrusted with its good name. It is for these reasons that I have made the difficult decision to forfeit my title as Heisman winner of 2005.” Two days later, the Heisman Trust announces it will leave the award vacant and not award it to the runner-up (Young).
2012
Aug. 15: Bush returns his trophy to the Heisman Trust.
2017
Dec. 15: Bush announces his retirement from the NFL after 11 seasons with the Saints, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills.
2019
Sept. 20: Bush returns to the Coliseum as a television analyst for Fox Sports. It’s the first time he’s attended a USC game since his permanent disassociation from the program and he’s greeted by fans chanting his name, with some wearing his red No. 5 jersey. When USC running back Markese Stepp scores the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, Stepp points at Bush and runs up to give the former Trojan a hug.
Oct. 10: In an interview with TrojanSports.com, USC interim athletic director Dave Roberts explains that a 2017 rule change reduces a permanent disassociation to a 10-year disassociation, meaning USC can decide whether to end its disassociation with Bush in June 2020.
2020
June 10: USC releases a statement announcing Bush is again a part of the Trojan family.
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