Reggie Bush looked out last August from the rooftop deck of the Coliseum, the stadium where he became a star two decades earlier, flanked by attorneys on either side. The famed Trojan back was in the stadium to announce a lawsuit against the NCAA, an opening salvo in the legal fight to clear his name. But for a moment, between shots at the NCAA, Bush let himself imagine a day when his Heisman Trophy was returned and he could once again lead USC’s football team out onto the field below.
“I’ve got dreams of coming back in this stadium and running out of that tunnel,” Bush said.