15 best tweets about USC football welcoming back Reggie Bush
By John Buhler
After 10 years, USC football has welcomed Reggie Bush back with open arms.
It’s been a long decade for USC football and former Trojans star Reggie Bush.
On June 10, 2010, USC disassociated itself from its former star running back. USC underwent sanctions from Bush receiving improper benefits as an upperclassmen, culminating in vacated wins, scholarship reductions and Bush having to vacate his 2005 Heisman Trophy. The latter had never happened before, but June 10, 2020 is a monumental day in college football.
Late on Tuesday night, news got out that USC was expected to end its disassociation with Bush the following day on the 10-year anniversary of the much-maligned implementation. 2017 NCAA legislation mandated that a disassociation couldn’t last more than 10 years, so this contributed mightily in USC welcoming Bush back with open arms.
On Wednesday morning, USC football tweeted out Bush being back as a member of its family.
OFFICIAL: @ReggieBush is back! #FightOn pic.twitter.com/XcoKRg4Qt2
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) June 10, 2020
Naturally, the entire college football world rejoiced something that was so painfully long overdue. With name, image and likeness legislation coming down the pipeline in major college athletics, it may be only a matter of time before Bush has his Heisman Trophy rightfully returned to him. He is the “baddest” college football player any of us have ever seen before after all.
Twitter reacts to Reggie Bush being welcomed back by USC after 10 years.
Welcome home, @ReggieBush. pic.twitter.com/iUYRiyB7Px
— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) June 10, 2020
🗣 GIVE REGGIE BUSH HIS HEISMAN BACK pic.twitter.com/yZrubU2WrS
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) June 10, 2020
“Disassociation” of an athlete from his or her school is the NCAA’s dumbest and least effective sanction. It’s just cruel, shaming. Reggie Bush should never have been disassociated from USC. https://t.co/YIT7t9EbUJ
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) June 10, 2020
Translation: USC now able to again capitalize on licensing of Reggie Bush jerseys. https://t.co/PI8EHf0Vhu
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 10, 2020
Today is a milestone for us, celebrating one of the all-time greats in the history of our game. Reggie, you have impacted the lives of so many who got to witness you play and have inspired generations after with all that you have accomplished. Welcome home @ReggieBush! #FightOn https://t.co/e61txb2uxo
— Clay Helton (@GSCoachHelton) June 10, 2020
Reggie Bush is the best college football player I have ever seen.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) June 10, 2020
Give him back his Heisman Trophy.
Reggie Bush is back before Texas is back
— Barstool USC (@BarstoolSC) June 10, 2020
Reggie Bush being disassociated from USC was always an insanely dumb penalty. Good to see that ending. Heisman should apologize and give him back that award too.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 10, 2020
Bout time! Welcome back home @ReggieBush! Send him back his Heisman Trophy while you at it.. https://t.co/o25Murv4Gi
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) June 10, 2020
Reggie's back and the world is a little bit brighter today.
— Alicia de Artola Castillo (@PenguinOfTroy) June 10, 2020
If the tribute video USC put out to celebrate the return didn't move you just a bit then you've got no cardinal and gold in your blood.
Looking forward to some true hype videos down the line.https://t.co/JVfooDR9Gi
Breaking: Reggie Bush is officially reinstated with USC, the school announced.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 10, 2020
A college football great ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/gej9mSOBva
Greatest college football playa Eva @ReggieBush https://t.co/SIBAWIycyg
— LaMike james (@LaMichaelJames) June 10, 2020
About time!!!! @USC_FB @ReggieBush How about thinking about how much USC benefited off Reggie ?!?!?! 💰 https://t.co/4dP610gvkE
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) June 10, 2020
Big news coming tomorrow and I can’t wait.......
— Matt Leinart (@MattLeinartQB) June 10, 2020
Twitter is giving us a lot of the same thoughts regarding Bush’s return to the USC family. People though the disassociation was stupid to begin with, let alone having him vacate his Heisman Trophy, which Twitter also wants to have back in Bush’s hands. There’s also a good bit of people mentioning how much USC profited off Bush’s name, image and likeness during his time at USC.
Bush is back in the good graces of USC and college football is so, so much better for it.
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