It started off in great fashion with President-elect Nick Nikias’ appointment of former USC quarterback, Rhodes scholar, business executive, and sportscaster, Pat Haden, to replace outgoing athletic director Mike Garrett as of August 3.

Kudos all around!  The alumni, the fans, the media—yes, even Bill Plaschke—and ESPN agreed that it was a great move for Nikias and USC.

But at the same time, Nikias announced that he was returning USC’s copy of Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy and removing all murals of Bush and O. J. Mayo, the two high-profile athletes who were at the root of the sanctions the...

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