BUSH HITS 1,000-YARD MARK RUNNING BACK REACHES MILESTONE FOR FIRST TIME.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Reggie Bush Reginald "Reggie" Bush, birth name: Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed 'The Human Highlight Reel' and 'The President', alluding to President Bush, is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. was typical Reggie Bush on Saturday. Only this time, he earned a milestone even Bush had yet to crack. Bush did his usual shimmies and dances and shakes, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown in USC's 51-21 rout of Stanford. That performance made him a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time as a collegian. ``For me, it doesn't mean much,'' Bush said. ``I'm not big on personal goals. I'm more team-oriented. It's a good accomplishment but it doesn't go any further than that.'' Bush, a junior, had a 100-yard rushing game for the ninth time in his career and sixth time this season. He has 11 touchdowns this season and 37 in 35 career games. And he has 1,047 yards rushing this season. It might have been ho-hum to him, but not his offensive line. ``Congratulations to him. That's a credit to him and his success is our credit,'' said tackle Taitusi Lutui Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui (born May 5, 1983 in Ha'api, Tonga) is an American football offensive lineman for the National Football League Arizona Cardinals. Lutui played at Mesa High School in Arizona. . ``I know it's his name, but we're pushing in front of him. It's great.'' Funny thing is, Bush was supposed to do all this for Stanford, at least at one point. Stanford was his early choice but USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. - which was a late player in the recruiting war for Bush - won him over. Bush made Stanford pay early as he beat defenders to the corner in the first quarter, turned on that famous breakaway speed, and raced down the sideline for a 42-yard touchdown for USC's second score of the night. He didn't even need any spectacular jukes Jukes: see Dugdale, Richard Louis. to find the end zone. He didn't have a backbreaking back·break·ing adj. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting. back  break special-teams move for fans, who
chant ``Reggie! Reggie!'' never more loudly than when
he's waiting to return punts. But he did damage every time he got
the ball and averaged 9.4 yards on 12 carries, keeping his status as the
Heisman Trophy Heisman TrophyAnnual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach frontrunner very much intact. Not that he checks. ``I'm more worried about the team than what everyone else does,'' Bush said. Former Trojans running back Sam Cunningham Samuel Lewis Cunningham, Jr (nicknamed "Bam", born August 15, 1950, in Santa Barbara, CA) is a retired American football fullback. College career He was a USC All-American fullback in the 1970s whose performance led his team to beat an all-white University of was honored Saturday during halftime, but Cunningham's sons paid tribute to Bush by wearing his No. 5 jersey. Cunningham's daughter sported her father's No. 39. The Coliseum is littered with No. 5 Cardinal jerseys. He could've been wearing No. 5 for Stanford. Instead, quarterback Trent Edwards Trent Edwards (born October 30, 1983, in Los Gatos, California) is an American football quarterback who starts for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford. wears that jersey. And Saturday, Edwards threw for 245 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Bush ran for 95 yards and a touchdown against Stanford last year. His 33-yard punt return In American and Canadian football a punt return is one of the punt receiving team's options to respond to a punt. A player (usually a second or third string wide receiver or running back) positioned many yards from the line of scrimmage will attempt to catch or pick up the ball gave the Trojans good field position and they scored on that drive and won 31-28. This year, he torched Stanford early. Ho-hum. Jill Painter, (818)713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: USC's Reggie Bush streaks down the sideline on his 42-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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