Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Reggie Bush is no longer viewed as a Heisman Trophy winner by the officials who presented him with the honor in 2005. But more than nine months after the title was stripped, the New Orleans Saints running back has yet to return the award.

Bush doesn’t currently have ownership of the trophy, having loaned the statue to the San Diego Hall of Champions in March. NFL.com spoke with a SDHOC official on Thursday, who confirmed the trophy is still in their possession.

“As of late, we’ve been working with the family towards the next step for the trophy,” said Angela LaChica, vice president of the facility.

LaChica said that Bush hasn’t made a formal request to get the trophy back.

“The status of the trophy has not changed,” she said. “It’s still in our possession and myself along with my team are working towards a solution with the Bush family.”

A source close to Bush told SportsByBrooks on Wednesday that Bush, his stepfather and mother ran into LaChica at a recent event in San Diego, but no plans were put in place to transfer ownership of the trophy.

The same source said Bush has decided he will not return the Heisman Trophy to the Heisman Trophy Trust.

According to SportsByBrooks, the source said Bush and the Griffins “loaned” the trophy to the San Diego Hall of Champions with the hope they would quietly regain ownership of the bronze statue once the controversy died down.

A producer for the “Dan Patrick Show” previously reported that the Heisman Trophy Trust had “repeatedly” contacted Bush’s agent in an effort to get the trophy. A Heisman Trust source told the producer, “the whole world reasonably expected him to return it.”

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