Johnny Manziel calls for Reggie Bush to get his Heisman back
Reggie Bush was without a doubt one of the greatest running backs ever to lace them up during his time for the USC Trojans. There have been few players ever to grace the game that were quite like him. Over the past few years there have been a growing number of voices calling upon Bush to get his Heisman back from the NCAA. Recently, in an excellent interview on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel continued to pound the table for the USC legend to get his Heisman back.
You can see the video of the two-minute clip below.
Sharpe asked Manziel if he thinks Reggie Bush deserves to get his Heisman Trophy back.
“Without a doubt. It’s legal now. What Reggie did then is legal now, somebody can do. It wouldn’t make him ineligible now even though it did at the time. And in the grand scheme of things I probably did way worse than Reggie. And everybody’s gonna sit here and be like, ‘Why does he still have his Heisman and Reggie doesn’t?’ Manziel said.
“I can tell you the exact reason why,” Manziel continued. “I explained this on Twitter and people didn’t really understand it, but. The way I was told, because the last three, four years. I’ve been walking back into the Heisman. I’ve been rallying the boys, talking with the guys. There’s chatter. There’s chirp going around that nobody in this group, in this Heisman fraternity, it sits right with us that Reggie ain’t up there with us every year. It makes every one of us, Troy Smith, all these guys that I sit next to.”
“He deserves to be on that stage with us every year. Unequivocally. Without a doubt. Without a question one of the best college football players to ever lace them up. And a very, very, good argument to be the best ever in college football,” the former Texas A&M legend said.
Manziel then explained the specifics of why Reggie Bush hasn’t been given his Heisman Trophy back.
“What I’ve been told is that Reggie can’t get his Heisman Trophy back until the NCAA makes his records and his accolades on the field for that year reinstated. As we know what the NCAA is now, what do you think the chances are that they’re gonna do the right thing?” Manziel asked.
“It’s not looking likely and it’s sad. And from the top down from the NCAA, they’ve been so wrong with so many things that you would hope that one day they would do the right thing and do this. I’m gonna continue to do everything that I can in my power, whatever that may be. I’m just a little guy. I’m just an old, first freshman to win it. I ain’t got the clout like I used to be able to really make that happen. But for what I can and my part I will always stand on this table right here for Reggie Bush. And do anything that I can in my power to make sure that it’s possible for him to even get his trophy back.” Manziel finished.
In his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2005, Reggie Bush knifed his way through opposing defenses to the tune of a staggering 2,611 all-purpose yards, while scoring 18 total touchdowns. And while the USC Trojans lost 41-38 in a classic 2006 Rose Bowl to Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns, that Trojans’ team is also considered one of the greatest college football teams of all-time. The 2006 Rose Bowl is also considered one of the greatest college football games ever played.