Former USC RB Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy reinstated and social media reacts

Fourteen years after Reggie Bush voluntarily forfeited his Heisman Trophy win, the former Southern California running back is getting it back.

According to an ESPN report, the Heisman Trust will formally reinstate Bush as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, given the "enormous changes in the college football landscape."

Bush initially felt pressure into vacating the trophy title in 2010 after an NCAA investigation discovered he had received gifts and benefits while still a student-athlete at USC. The investigation also led to sanctions against the football program, which had to vacate its last two wins of the 2004 season (including the 2005 Orange Bowl) and all of the 2005 season.

The college football landscape has changed significantly since 2010, with rules allowing college athletes to receive gifts and compensation for their name, image and likeness (NIL). Since those rules' enactment in 2021, Bush has called on the Heisman Trust to return his trophy. On Wednesday, he got his wish.

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Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy reinstated: Social media reacts

Here's how sports analysts, players and fans reacted to Bush's reinstatement on X (formerly Twitter).

Some fans hoped that Bush's reinstatement as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner would lead to other "righted wrongs" in sports history.

Other fans were just happy to see the news Wednesday.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy: Social media explodes with reactions