USC serving penance

[El Supremo]

USC will replace athletic director Mike Garrett with former Trojans quarterback Pat Haden and return the Heisman Trophy won by Reggie Bush in 2005, university president-elect C.L. Max Nikias announced Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Times first reported Haden would succeed Garrett on Aug. 3.

Garrett has been under fire since USC was hit with numerous NCAA sanctions and a finding of "lack of institutional control" after lengthy investigations into benefits received by Bush and former basketball player O.J. Mayo.

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He said USC would return the Heisman won by Bush in 2005 to the Heisman Trophy Trust next month.

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Bush still has his own Heisman Trophy. The Heisman Trust has not taken any action against Bush or made any request to have him return his copy of the trophy....

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id...

[KamaAina]

1. "The Los Angeles Times first reported Haden would succeed Garrett on Aug. 3."

Sloppy writing. For a second there I thought that the L.A. Times was reporting from the near future. I had half a mind to click on the stock listings... In fact, Aug. 3 is the date the actual succession is to take place.