USC football: It's official, BCS strips Trojans of 2004 title

I knew this was going to happen. The BCS had no other choice to make. My question, is the BCS an extension of the NCAA or is the NCAA an extension of the BCS? I would have thought that the NCAA would have made this decision a long time ago. Last year when Reggie Bush gave back his heisman and USC was suspended from post season, the championship should have been taken then. I wonder if Pete Carroll will be held accountable for any of this. He left that school high and dry. He should at least have to forfeit his salary for that year.

The Bowl Championship Series on Monday officially stripped USC of its 2004 championship as a result of major infractions involving star running back Reggie Bush.

The BCS title will be vacated for that season. The Associated Press previously announced USC would remain its 2004 champion.

"The BCS alerted us today that their presidents have voted to vacate USC's 2005 BCS Championship Game victory," USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said in a statement. "This was not an unexpected outcome. We will comply with all requirements mandated by the result of this BCS vote."

The ruling came less than two weeks after the NCAA denied USC's appeal to have some of the sanctions reduced. The Trojans were slapped with a two-year ban on postseason play and the loss of 30 scholarships.

USC, however, effectively forfeited its 2004 title last year when it admitted Bush was an ineligible player during the Trojans' run to the title. USC claimed the crystal trophy with a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl.

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