Bush, who forfeited his Heisman Trophy in 2010, claims the NCAA has maliciously attacked his character.
“Most recently, the NCAA has made a statement about me, accusing me of engaging in a pay-for-play arrangement, which is 100% not true,” Bush said in a press conference Wednesday at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. “Not only is it not true, but there is no evidence to even support that claim.”
The two-time All-American had his 2005 Heisman Trophy vacated and his collegiate records expunged following an NCAA investigation that showed he and some family members received benefits -- including cash, travel expenses and a San Diego home – that were not o allowed under NCAA rules,according to CBS News
, Bush asked that his Heisman trophy be returned and his records restored citing the newly implemented name, image and likeness rules. Those rules allow college athletes to be paid by third parties. While the Heisman Trust has agreed to take Bush back if the records were reinstated, the NCAA has said it will not reevaluate his case,
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