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USC Loses 2004 BCS Championship Title Related Archives: Reggie Bush Didn’t Apologize Reggie Bush has not apologized, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Never did he say I’m sorry or I apologize. Never did he say, ‘I lied to the NCAA or I took stuff,’” USC athletic director Pat Haden said. (via Sports By Brooks) [...]

New York is not the first city one associates with the University of Southern California, much less Pullman, Wash. Yet that’s where the Pac-10 unveiled its new logo and decided to insist it really is a beefed-up, brand-savvy mega-conference. Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples puts into context how shocking the 3,000-mile publicity push seems for any [...]

LOS ANGELES — Southern California released top recruit Seantrel Henderson from his national letter of intent Tuesday, the latest blow to a school reeling from an NCAA scandal. Henderson, a 330-pound offensive tackle from St. Paul, Minn., was one of the coveted members of coach Lane Kiffin’s first recruiting class. Kiffin made the announcement Tuesday [...]

Lane Kiffin ARCHIVES: A little context on Hostess-Gate Hostesses traveled nearly 200 miles to attend a high school game in South Carolina in which at least three Tennessee recruits were playing…The hostesses are considered representatives of the university, which would mean they could not recruit players off campus. Therefore, the visits may be considered violations [...]

Pete Carroll responds to USC Sanctions:  VIDEO Pete Carroll, the steward of the USC football program during the Reggie Bush Years — and who conveniently and suddenly took a shining to the NFL months before the program was slammed by the NCAA — has released a statement regarding the sanctions levied on his former school [...]

The college sports landscape began a much-anticipated shift Thursday with the University of Colorado accepting an invitation to join the Pac-10. The Buffaloes might not be the only team bolting from the Big 12. Nebraska could become part of the Big Ten as soon as Friday, and speculation is heavy that Texas, Texas A&M, Texas [...]

In America these days, no game is over. No season is finished. No career is complete. The NCAA announced Thursday that Reggie Bush couldn’t have been more guilty of NCAA violations during his spare-no-superlative career at USC. The finding could lead to the BCS’ taking back the 2004 BCS Championship won by the Trojans. The [...]