Will USC’s disassociation with Reggie Bush be ending soon?

Reggie Bush hasn’t been recognized by USC for ten years. That NCAA punishment is coming to an end and the two reuniting may be coming soon.

Where were you on June 10, 2010?

I was celebrating a Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory from the night before and on a plane home from Philadelphia that afternoon.

It was that day however that USC was hit with significant penalties, forcing them to disassociate themselves from the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, before that award was ultimately taken away.

Wednesday will bring the 10-year anniversary of that ruling which means that disassociation could quickly be coming to an end.

Bush hasn’t been able to represent USC in the last decade.  Even when the Fox Sports pre-game show he stars on went to The Coliseum for the USC vs. Utah game last fall, Bush was cheered but not allowed to be publicly acknowledged in the stadium during the game.

Former USC AD Pat Haden said in 2015 that he wanted to welcome Bush back as soon as possible while former USC sports information director Tim Tessalone said the same a few months back.

Current USC AD Mike Bohn has not publicly spoken on if he will or won’t be welcoming Bush back like others in the USC community desire.

We all saw those USC teams and games – Reggie Bush is a legend, perhaps the best college football player many of us ever saw and should be welcomed back the athletic program he starred for.

2 of NFL’s 22 lefty QBs have started for the Cardinals

Not many southpaw QBs have played in the NFL. Two — Boomer Esiason and Matt Leinart — have been starters for the Cardinals.

In this year’s NFL draft, a team will select Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He will be just the 23rd left-handed quarterback in the NFL, according to a list compiled by sister site Touchdown Wire’s Barry Werner.

Obviously, the left-handed quarterback is not common.

However, the Arizona Cardinals have some history with them. Two of the league’s 22 previous southpaw signal-callers have been starters for them.

Boomer Esiason, a four-time Pro Bowler and one-time league MVP, started eight games for the Cardinals in 1996. He holds the team’s single-game passing record of 522 yards. Esiason went 3-5 as a starter.

The other was Matt Leinart, drafted 10th overall in 2006.

Leinart started 17 games over four seasons for the Cardinals, going 7-10, passing for 3,893 yards, 14 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.

Oddly enough, both players wore No. 7 for the Cardinals.

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How Heisman winners did in the college championship game since the BCS era

Joe Burrow joins a storied list of Heisman Trophy winners who also played for the national championship.

Heisman Trophy winners sometimes get a chance to double up with a national championship ring. Joe Burrow of LSU is the latest to have a shot at the prestigious double. How have others done since the start of the BCS and forward?

2000: Chris Weinke

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Chris Weinke won the Heisman and led Florida State into the BCS Championship — aka the Orange Bowl — against Oklahoma. The runner-up for the Heisman, Josh Heupel, outplayed Weinke. completed 25-of-39 passes for 214 yards to the Seminoles’ quarterback’s 25-of-51 for 274 yards and two interceptions and a fumble. He did not throw a touchdown pass for the first time in his Heisman season. Florida State avoided its first shutout in 12 seasons when Stanford Samuels tackled Oklahoma punter Jeff Ferguson in the end zone for a safety with 55 seconds remaining.