USC legend Reggie Bush receives support from Notre Dame great in quest to reclaim Heisman Trophy

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown expressed support for Reggie Bush’s quest to reclaim the Heisman Trophy he voluntarily gave up in the wake of the penalties the NCAA levied on the University of Southern California over policy infractions.

In the increasing prevalence of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with college athletes supposedly receiving large sums of money to play for high-profile schools, Bush launched his efforts to get his Heisman Trophy back.

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Tim Brown attends SiriusXM's Notre Dame Town Hall live from Notre Dame Stadium on April 18, 2013, in South Bend, Indiana. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Brown, who won the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame, told Fox News Digital that he hopes the former USC running back will get the award back.

"You know, before NIL, I think you had a lot of Heisman winners saying that he should het his trophy back. But after NIL, I mean, come on man, what are we doing?" Brown said. "What in the world … (It's not) like the guy got $1 million. It’s not like he got money at all from what I know. This is based on what his parents did."

"It doesn’t matter what the situation is in a particular [place] like this where … the media and people who were voting said that he won the trophy. What does the NCAA have anything to do with this? I hope that things work out for him and he’s able to get the trophy back."

USC running back Reggie Bush is shown after receiving the Heisman Trophy at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City on Dec. 10, 2005. (Michael Cohen/WireImage)

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