Reggie Bush, USC had a top college football play of 21st century other than Notre Dame

USA Today

14-06-2025

Reggie Bush, USC had a top college football play of 21st century other than Notre Dame
Earlier this week, ESPN ran a story of the top 25 college football plays of the 21st century thus far. As we mentioned, a famous USC play made the list, with the iconic 'Bush Push' coming in at No. 14.
However, that was not the only play by USC, or even Bush, to make the list. Coming in one spot below at No. 15 was Bush's 65-yard punt return touchdown in the fog at Oregon State in 2004.
Here is what ESPN had to say about the play:
'There could be a list of Reggie Bush's best 25 plays at USC, but few are as iconic as his 65-yard punt return in the fog at Oregon State in 2004. Reser Stadium was a house of horrors for the Trojans over the years, and as the top-ranked Trojans clung to a one-point lead in the fourth quarter, Bush delivered.
He spun away from the first tackler, traversed back across the field before outrunning the OSU defenders to the end zone.'
Don't get me wrong, this was obviously an incredible play. In terms of its place in USC and college football lore, however, almost all fans would agree that it does not come particularly close to the 'Bush Push'. Hence, the fact that it is only one spot below the legendary QB sneak (which was ranked much too low at No. 14) suggests a flawed rankings system.
Perhaps this particular play was put so high on the list in order to encapsulate all of Bush's career highlight-reel plays. Which, as USC fans can tell you, there were quite a lot of.