displayed in Bush's honor, and would return the school's copy of Bush's Heisman Trophy. On August 12, USA Today reported that Bush had called USC's new athletic director, Pat Haden, and apologized for making poor decisions that led to the NCAA sanctions. However, in a subsequent report in the Los Angeles Times, Haden said the characterization of Bush's call as an "apology" was incorrect; Haden described it as "a conversation of him being contrite, but not an apology", and he also noted that Bush had not admitted to any specific wrongful acts. Amidst reports that the Heisman Trophy Trust would strip his award, Bush in September voluntarily forfeited his title as the 2005 winner. The Heisman Trust decided to leave the award vacated with no new winner to be announced, although it is speculated by Bush and others that the NCAA offered the award to both Vince Young and Matt Leinart, something that Bush said Vince Young confirmed to him. The San Diego Hall of Champions sports museum returned the copy of the award it possessed back to Bush's parents in 2011. Bush eventually returned his trophy to the Heisman Trust in 2012. On June 9, 2020 USC announced they would be ending their disassociation with Bush following the conclusion of the NCAA's mandated 10-year span. In a May 2020 interview with The Athletic, Bush said the sanctions against USC due to his conduct was "One of the worst feelings in the world." and that the sanctions "felt like I died when I had to hear that there weren't gonna be scholarships for kids because of me or because of something connected to me... I'm still not over that. It's just something you learn to live with." After the NCAA ruled to allow players to make money from their name, image and likeness on June 30, 2021, Bush began advocating for the reinstatement of his Heisman Trophy and various records. He has reached out to the NCAA and The Heisman Trust, specifically Michael Comerford, the President of the Heisman Trust. He received a call from Rob Whalen, the Executive Director stating that Comerford would not be corresponding with them. Awards and recognition Awarded the 2005 Walter Camp Award and the 2005 Doak Walker Award. Won the Heisman Trophy in 2005, beating finalists Vince Young and 2004 Heisman winner and teammate Matt Leinart. After an NCAA investigation in 2010 ruled he