A Heisman for Vince?
Some people are speculating that Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy will be vacated. I don’t know if the Downtown Athletic Club can force Bush to give back the hardware, but it certainly can remove him from the rolls and annual honors. That’s the thing about the Heisman; it’s an ongoing award.
Steve Owens has talked extensively about the prestige and thrill of going back to New York every year and mingling with the other Heisman winners. It’s an exclusive club. Losing that Heisman perk is no small thing.
Which is why I say give the 2005 Heisman to Vince Young. The Texas quarterback deserved it anyway; he clearly was the best football player in America that season. Bush was a wonderful player, too, but in Young’s class. Young wouldn’t have the thrill of walking up to the podium and receiving all that attention from ESPN, as Bush did, but he would get to enjoy all the Heisman fruits past winners still enjoy.
3 Show / Hide Archive Comments