Reggie Bush not ready to return to USC yet

Reggie Bush says that he is not yet ready to return to USC, even though he has been invited back.

Bush was a star at USC from 2003-2005 and won a Heisman Trophy for the school. But he became an outcast after getting caught up in a scandal for taking improper gifts, leading USC to have major sanctions. As part of their penalties, the school was forced to disassociate itself from Bush.

Being scapegoated has not sat well with Bush, who says he is not ready to put everything aside and make up.

In an interview with “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on FOX Sports Radio, Bush says USC has asked him to come back, but he isn’t ready for that yet.

"There are still some things that need to be fixed." – @ReggieBush on his relationship with USC. #TheHerdhttps://t.co/K28FfRFVtg

— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 17, 2016

Bush: “We still have a relationship. They’ve asked me back a few times to come out and run the team out into the stadium and a few other things…”

Cowherd: “How come you don’t?”

Bush: “I don’t think I’m ready yet. There’s still some things that have to get fixed.”

Cowherd: “Like what?”

Bush: “I don’t want to go into details…(laughing)?”

Cowherd: “Be as honest as you can be…You didn’t feel you were always treated well at the end, right?”

Bush: “Yeah, that’s part of it. And then there were some other things too, but I think it’s slowly, it may get there. But like I said, there’s still some things that need to get fixed and some things that have to happen. But I will always, always have love for USC and that will always be home for me.”

If Bush says he will always have love for USC and that will always be his home, then that suggests they will one day make up and he will get over things. And that’s how it should be. Bush was an icon at USC and a big part of what made that program so popular. It would be a shame if he never regained that status given how beloved he was. One day they will make up.