http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-bushcase042110
"...Sports that former University of Southern California running back Reggie Bush has reached a settlement in a civil case brought by Lloyd Lake, one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment. The settlement comes just days before Bush was expected to give a court-ordered deposition in the suit, centering on $300,000 in unpaid rent, cash and other benefits allegedly provided to the Heisman Trophy winner and his family while he was at USC....
...The NCAA recently wrapped its investigation into USC and is expected to reveal its findings as early as next month. However, it is believed investigators would have sought transcripts of this weekās depositions ā particularly that of Bush, who denied any wrongdoing in an interview with the NCAA in the summer of 2009.
If the NCAA rules that Bush received extra benefits during his playing career at USC, he could be deemed retroactively ineligible. Since some of the benefits date back to the 2004 season, the Trojansā national championship that year could be rescinded. USC could face further NCAA sanctions and Bushās 2005 Heisman Trophy could be in jeopardy. The Heisman ballot indicates that an athlete must meet NCAA eligibility requirements to be considered for college footballās most prestigious award...."
Sadly, should the NCAA be looking for anyway to NOT swing the hammer, Bush avoiding putting it down for th record under oath could be that break. Plausable Deniability -- If the truly innocent wanted to make this all "just go away", this is exactly what it would look like...but then again this is also what it looks like if the guilty was REALLY not wanting the truth to see the light of day.
"...Sports that former University of Southern California running back Reggie Bush has reached a settlement in a civil case brought by Lloyd Lake, one of the financiers of failed marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment. The settlement comes just days before Bush was expected to give a court-ordered deposition in the suit, centering on $300,000 in unpaid rent, cash and other benefits allegedly provided to the Heisman Trophy winner and his family while he was at USC....
...The NCAA recently wrapped its investigation into USC and is expected to reveal its findings as early as next month. However, it is believed investigators would have sought transcripts of this weekās depositions ā particularly that of Bush, who denied any wrongdoing in an interview with the NCAA in the summer of 2009.
If the NCAA rules that Bush received extra benefits during his playing career at USC, he could be deemed retroactively ineligible. Since some of the benefits date back to the 2004 season, the Trojansā national championship that year could be rescinded. USC could face further NCAA sanctions and Bushās 2005 Heisman Trophy could be in jeopardy. The Heisman ballot indicates that an athlete must meet NCAA eligibility requirements to be considered for college footballās most prestigious award...."
Sadly, should the NCAA be looking for anyway to NOT swing the hammer, Bush avoiding putting it down for th record under oath could be that break. Plausable Deniability -- If the truly innocent wanted to make this all "just go away", this is exactly what it would look like...but then again this is also what it looks like if the guilty was REALLY not wanting the truth to see the light of day.
