** FILE ** This Jan. 12, 2006, file photo shows Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush announcing at a news conference at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, that he will forego his senior year at USC to enter the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, left, talks with Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young following an NFL preseason football game in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Titans won 27-24. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month
The former Southern Cal running back would become the first player in the 75-year history of the award to have the Heisman Trophy taken away. The report also said the award would be left vacant for ‘05.
The NCAA found major violations in USC’s football program and levied serious sanctions against the school in June.
“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.
The website cited two anonymous sources close to the Heisman Trophy Trust, who say the group’s investigation is almost complete and would agree with the NCAA’s finding that Bush was ineligible during the ‘05 season.
Bush now plays for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, who said Tuesday that they would have no comment on the report.
Typically, the Saints have declined comment on Bush’s NCAA violations because they have no bearing on his pro career.
Team headquarters also were closed to reporters on Tuesday.
Bush’s Los Angeles-based attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP.
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