According to Espn.com, The Heisman Trophy Trust is denying a Yahoo Sports report that the trust is expected to strip former USC running back Reggie Bush of his 2005 Heisman Trophy and leave the award vacant.
“I can tell you the Heisman Trophy Trust has made no decision regarding the Reggie Bush situation,” Robert Whalen, executive director of the Heisman Trophy Trust, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Two sources close to the trust told Yahoo Sports that the organization is completing its investigation and will agree with the NCAA’s finding that Bush accepted improper benefits while at USC and was ineligible during the 2005 season, according to the report. The NCAA cited USC for “lack of institutional control” and handed the Trojans four years’ probation, a two-year bowl ban and a reduction in football scholarships.
The president of the Heisman Trophy Trust, William J. Dockery, reiterated that the reports were inaccurate.
“The status of the USC/Bush matter remains unchanged. Any reports to the contrary are inaccurate,” Dockery said.
Dockery has said the Heisman Trophy Trust meets on the second Tuesday of every month.
Bush would become the first player in the 75-year history of the Heisman Trophy to have the award taken away.
Information from Espn.com and the Associated Press contributed to this report.