Article originally printed for the Laguna Blanca student newspaper, The Fourth Estate, on October 20, 2006.
Former USC Trojan Running Back, Reggie Bush, runs for a touchdown
Financial benefits have in hand with college football. According to NCAA (the National Collegiate Athletic Association) bylaws, “(players are not allowed to) use their athletic skills (directly or indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport.”
Over the past couple of years, booster scandals have rocked the college football world. However, with the recent allegation of Reggie Bush (formerly of the USC Trojans), the list has grown in the past couple of months.
The most well known case of this is Reggie Bush. Though there were rumors of a possible violation of NCAA laws, it did not seem to affect his play during the 2005 season.
However, with just weeks before the NFL draft, according to yahoo.com, Bush accepting money from several sports agents during his Heisman Trophy winning season, a clear breach of NCAA rule...
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Maurice Clarett
TEAMS: Miami Dolphins, USC Trojans, Oklahoma Sooners, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida State Seminoles
TEAMS: Miami Dolphins, USC Trojans, Oklahoma Sooners, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida State Seminoles
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