25 biggest villains in college football history
By Brad Weiss
Reggie Bush
Running Back, USC
Where do you begin with Reggie Bush? A standout running back for the USC Trojans, Bush was arguably the best college football player of his generation and he was a touchdown machine during his time with the school. All the good feelings he brought when he was wearing the Trojans uniform went up in smoke in the years after, and he has since been stripped of everything he accomplished for the Trojans.
During Bush’s time at USC, the Pete Carroll-led Trojans were the class of college football. They seemed unbeatable at times, running through teams on a weekly basis. Bush was the main cog in the offensive machine, and while quarterback Matt Leinart got a lot of the spotlight off the field, Bush was definitely the villain of the opposition between the white lines.
A two-time All-American, Bush would go on to win the Heisman Trophy in 2005, when he racked up over 2,600 all-purpose yards while scoring 18 touchdowns. However, in 2010 Bush forfeited the trophy, as he was ruled ineligible to be a student-athlete at the school. In the history of the Heisman Trophy, Bush is the only player to forfeit his honor, as the history books, and his alma mater scrubbed themselves of him.
Bush would go on to leave school prior to his senior season, and many believed he would be the first overall selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. Instead, he dropped to No. 2, where the New Orleans Saints grabbed him after the Houston Texans passed on him for Mario Williams at No. 1. He has had a decent NFL career, but injuries have limited his production, and he never truly became the player most expected he would become when he was lighting up the Rose Bowl playing for the hated Trojans.