USC retires Caleb Williams’ No. 13, restores Reggie Bush’s No. 5 to place of honor in Coliseum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California has retired Caleb Williams’ No. 13 jersey and restored Reggie Bush’s No. 5 jersey to a place of honor among the many other retired numbers displayed on the Coliseum peristyle.

The school announced each long-awaited changes on social media Thursday, two days before the Thirteenth-ranked Trojans’ home season opener against Utah State.

USC has retired the uniform numbers of eight Heisman Trophy winners alone, greater than some other school. The school displays honored numbers, including O.J. Simpson’s No. 32, on large banners that adorn the Peristyle steps during home games.

“Home of the Heisman!” USC athletic director Jen Cohen wrote on social media. “More Heisman winners than any other university. We go #5 and #13… Can’t wait to celebrate you.”

Williams spent two seasons at USC and won the Heisman in 2022 after arriving with coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma. The quarterback was the No. 1 overall pick in this yr’s NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.

Bush won the Heisman Trophy in 2005 in his third season as one of probably the most impressive quarterbacks in NCAA history, but his number was faraway from the peristyle in 2010 after he returned the trophy amid an NCAA investigation that found he had received improper advantages during his record-breaking profession.

Bush’s trophy has been restored by the Heisman Trust earlier this yr. The school has already renewed its relationship with Bush following an NCAA-mandated period of disconnection.

Bush remains to be involved in a defamation lawsuit filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming he was baselessly attacked.

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