BREAKING: Reggie Bush Is Getting His 2005 Heisman Trophy Back

It’s about damn time.

Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The Heisman Trust will announce Wednesday the formal “reinstatement” of the trophy back to the legendary USC running back, citing “enormous changes in the college football landscape.”

Exclusive: Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back, ESPN has learned, with a formal “reinstatement” of the trophy coming today. The decision comes amid what the Heisman Trust calls “enormous changes in the college football landscape.” https://t.co/ug2Q0rOeh7 pic.twitter.com/dwK7wd3I7b

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 24, 2024

.@espn story on Reggie Bush’s Heisman being returned includes the Heisman Trust finding a “fundamental changes in college athletics” in which rules that have allowed “student athlete compensation” to become “an accepted practice and appears here to stay.” https://t.co/ug2Q0rOeh7

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 24, 2024

In addition to the Heisman Trust returning the trophy to Bush and USC, they will also be inviting Bush to all future Heisman Trophy ceremonies, beginning in 2004.

“Personally, I’m thrilled to reunite with my fellow Heisman winners and be a part of the storied legacy of the Heisman Trophy, and I’m honored to return to the Heisman family,” Bush said in a statement to ESPN. “I also look forward to working together with the Heisman Trust to advance the values and mission of the organization.”

USC will now officially have eight Heisman Trophies, giving it the most of any school in the country ahead of the seven each at Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.