USC legend Reggie Bush makes eye-opening statement about his future

Reggie Bush will always be remembered as one of the great USC running backs of all time. He helped the Trojans dominate college football in the mid-2000s, leading them to two national titles, while winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005.

Now, it seems Bush wants to give back to the USC program in the future.

"I would love to come back and be the head coach of USC at some point and help lead USC to a national championship," he told the Sporting Tribune's Arash Markazi. "Lately, man, I've just been really having this urge inside of me to get out and coach because it’s in me. And it’s been something I’ve been thinking about a lot and actually talking to people about."

Bush would be joining a growing line of talented former players entering the coaching ranks. Some of the most decorated players in college and NFL history are now making their way into coaching. Colorado is entering its third year of the Deion Sanders era, while Eddie George, Michael Vick, and Ed Reed have begun their coaching careers at smaller HBCU schools, much like Sanders did.

Bush, 39, had reportedly reached out about taking the Sacramento State job before Brennan Marion was hired, signaling his growing interest in the coaching world.

“I actually spoke to some people over at Sacramento State for the head coaching job when that came up,” Bush said. “I spoke to some people over there about coaching and it's definitely something that I want to do. The same way Kirby Smart, a former player from Georgia, came back to coach his team to a title, I would love to do that as well at USC. I think that'd be a tremendous story, a tremendous comeback story. I think I have what it takes. I got the passion. And a lot of these kids grew up watching our era and watching our teams.”

As of now, the USC job is still all Lincoln Riley's, who will be entering his fourth season in 2025. Though, after two sub-par seasons that last two years, things don't feel as certain for Riley as they once did. Still, it's highly unlikely Bush would be considered should Riley be fired anytime in the near future given his lack of coaching experience.

Bush finished his USC career with 433 carries, 3,169 rushing yards, averaging 7.3 yards per carry, 25 rushing touchdowns, 95 receptions for 1,301 yards receiving, and 13 additional scores.