The NCAA heard everyone's side of it including Reggie, evaluated all the evidence and decided that the school validated the rules in place at the time.
Not saying that the rule or the system was fair but it was the rule. If he hadn't won the Heisman were not even discussing this. Oh, by the way, USC had to vacate its national championship in 2004, all of its wins in 2005, banned from bowl games for 2 years and lost 30 scholarships over three years.
What about every other violation for paying atheletes. Should we go back and reverse every eligibility decision now that NIL deals are reducing the inventive for athletes to accept money for their school choice?