I wasn't suprised to hear that Reggie Bush was paid while he played football for USC. I have heard a lot of rumors about how payers are payed. The "bigtime" schools can get away with it. I remember when the University of Houston was sanctioned because a quarterback was given a car. His Mother said she couldn't undestand what the big deal was: no one said anything when her other son got a car at Oklahoma. (The quarterback left Houston and played for Oklahoma. I suspect he kept the car.)

Sweetness and Light did a poll on what should be done to Reggie Bush and USC. The results follow the red state-blue state map of the US.

http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/espns-bush-reggie-poll-shows-two-different-americas