Johnny Manziel boycotts Heisman Trophy ceremony so Reggie Bush can get the trophy back

Former Texas A&M University star Johnny Manziel announced Saturday that he will boycott the Heisman Trophy ceremony until Reggie Bush gets the award back. Manziel, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2012, appealed to the NCAADo the right thing“Regarding Bush, who won the award in 2005.

“It does not align with my morals and values ​​that he cannot be on this stage with us every year,” Manziel wrote in a social media post. “Reggie is a Heisman Trophy.”

The former USC star is no longer officially recognized as a Heisman recipient due to a high-profile NCAA investigation that determined that Bush and members of his family received impermissible benefits while he played for the Trojans.

However, the Heisman Trust He said The award will honor Bush again if the NCAA returns his records from the 2005 season. Bush presented A.J Defamation suit against the NCAA last year, contradicting a 2021 claim from an NCAA spokesperson that it was involved in “pay-for-play arrangements.”

The Heisman Trust criteria state that recipients “must be in compliance with the regulations that define an NCAA student-athlete.”

Bush rushed for 1,740 yards with 16 touchdowns and also caught 37 pa*ses for 478 yards and two touchdowns in 2005 for a USC team that went undefeated until an epic Rose Bowl loss to Texas in the BCS Championship Game. After an 11-year career in the NFL, he returned to college football prominence as an a**lyst with PKB in a role he held through the 2023 season.