Editing Reggie Bush (section)

====NCAA investigation and sanctions (2006–2010)====
In 2006, reports surfaced raising questions about whether Bush's family received gifts in violation of [[NCAA]] policies.<ref name="Reggie Bush">{{Cite web |last1=Schrotenboer |first1=Brent |last2=Trotter |first2=Jim |date=April 23, 2006 |title=Reggie Bush's parents face questions about home |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20060423-0857-fbc-bcsmeetings.html |access-date=September 17, 2014 |website=U-T San Diego |archive-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917174220/http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20060423-0857-fbc-bcsmeetings.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Cash and carry">{{Cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Charles |last2=Cole |first2=Jason |date=September 15, 2006 |title=Cash and carry |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-bushprobe |access-date=September 17, 2014 |website=Yahoo! Sports |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209172941/http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-bushprobe |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Farmer |first1=Sam |last2=Wharton |first2=David |date=September 23, 2006 |title=After Carroll Reaches Out, Upshaw Seeks Agent Solution |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-23-sp-upshaw23-story.html |access-date=September 17, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118025929/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/23/sports/sp-upshaw23 |url-status=live }}</ref> The school requested that the conference investigate the matter, and Bush denied any impropriety.

Sports agent Lloyd Lake sued Bush and his family in November 2007 in an effort to recoup $291,600 in cash and gifts. Lake also agreed to cooperate with the NCAA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2007 |title=Bush, family sued by sports marketer for nearly $300,000 in cash, gifts |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3087571 |access-date=September 20, 2010 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=April 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414085443/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3087571 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2009, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that the NCAA had merged its investigations of Bush and former USC basketball player [[O. J. Mayo]] into a single probe of the Trojans athletic programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pugmire |first=Lance |date=April 9, 2009 |title=NCAA probes USC program |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-09-sp-ncaa-usc9-story.html |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921184745/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-09-sp-ncaa-usc9-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 28, 2009, it was announced that Bush had lost his bid for confidential arbitration in this matter and that the case would proceed to trial.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2009 |title=Suit vs. Bush to proceed in court |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4777630 |access-date=January 9, 2010 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101163640/http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4777630 |url-status=live }}</ref> The case was settled in April 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Reggie Bush reaches settlement in civil suit |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-21-la-sp-0422-newswire-20100422-story.html |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921184658/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-21-la-sp-0422-newswire-20100422-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 10, 2010, the NCAA announced major sanctions against USC. The NCAA found that Bush had received lavish gifts from Lake and his partner, Michael Michaels, from at least December 2004 onward, including a [[limousine]] ride to the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation. As a result, USC was given four years of probation and forced to vacate its last two wins of the 2004 season – including the [[2005 Orange Bowl]] – as well as all of its wins in the 2005 season. The Trojans were also banned from bowl games in 2010 and 2011 and lost 30 scholarships over three years. Running backs coach [[Todd McNair]] was banned from off-campus recruiting for one year after the NCAA determined he had known about Bush's dealings with the agents. McNair sued the NCAA for damages related to his dismissal and the NCAA lost. The judge in the case found the NCAA conducted the USC investigation and that of McNair with "malice".<ref name="collegefootball.ap.org">{{Cite web |last=McCartney |first=Anthony |date=November 21, 2012 |title=Judge says NCAA 'malicious' in USC investigation |url=http://collegefootball.ap.org/content/judge-says-ncaa-malicious-usc-investigation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007202516/http://collegefootball.ap.org/content/judge-says-ncaa-malicious-usc-investigation |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |access-date=September 15, 2015 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref> The NCAA also forced USC to disassociate itself from Bush for 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2010 |title=USC punished with two-year postseason ban |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5272615 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190237/http://www.espn.com/ncf/news/story?id=5272615 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NCAA infraction report |url=http://assets.espn.go.com/preview/100610/espn_uscpenalties.pdf |access-date=September 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205163308/http://assets.espn.go.com/preview/100610/espn_uscpenalties.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The NCAA determined that, given Bush's high-profile status, USC should have invested more effort in monitoring Bush's relationships. In announcing the penalties, NCAA infractions committee chairman [[Paul Dee]] said, "High-profile players merit high-profile enforcement."<ref>[[Stewart Mandel|Mandel, Stewart]]. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/06/10/usc.penalties/index.html With harsh USC penalties, NCAA sends warning to all elite programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612222606/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/06/10/usc.penalties/index.html |date=June 12, 2010 }}. [[Sports Illustrated]], June 10, 2010.</ref>