'You would have been Archie (Griffin).' Could Reggie Bush have played for the Buckeyes?

As FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff" began Saturday morning outside of Ohio Stadium prior to Ohio State vs. Indiana, Reggie Bush was thinking of what it would have been like to be a Buckeye.

"Those colors look good on me," Bush said, looking at a tweet from Bruce Feldman which showed the former USC running back wearing Ohio State gear.

Former Ohio State football coach and "Big Noon Kickoff" analyst Urban Meyer said Bush would have had a lot of success in the scarlet and gray.

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"You would have won two Heisman Trophies," Meyer said. "You would have been Archie (Griffin)."

Did Reggie Bush have an Ohio State offer?

Bush was one of the top running backs in the 2003 class, listed as a five-star and the No. 3 running back in the country behind Demetris Summers and Kregg Lumpkin.

However, according to 247Sports, Bush did not have an Ohio State offer.

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The 6-foot, 180-pound running back out of La Mesa, California held offers from Washington, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Texas and USC, where he committed and played three seasons from 2003-05, recording 3,169 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns and winning the Heisman Trophy in 2005, which was tacated due to infractions due to payments he received in college.

Ohio State did not add a running back in the 2003 class.

As Bush wore a red jacket during "Big Noon Kickoff," he said his two sons are playing basketball and are looking to play at the next level, where he thinks Ohio State could be an option.

"They might be rocking the scarlet and gray," Bush said.

College football rankings 2022

Here's a look at the College Football Playoff's second ranking of the 2022 season.

1. Georgia (9-0)

2. Ohio State (9-0)

3. Michigan (9-0)

4. TCU (9-0)

5. Tennessee (8-1)

6. Oregon (8-1)

7. LSU (7-2)

8. USC (8-1)

9. Alabama (7-2)

10. Clemson (8-1)

11. Ole Miss (8-1)

12. UCLA (8-1)

13. Utah (7-2)

14. Penn State (7-2)

15. North Carolina (8-1)

16. NC State (7-2)

17. Tulane (8-1)

18. Texas (6-3)

19. Kansas State (6-3)

20. Notre Dame (6-3)

21. Illinois (7-2)

22. UCF (7-2)

23. Florida State (6-3)

24. Kentucky (6-3)

25. Washington (7-2)

Ohio State football's 2022 schedule

• Sept. 3: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10

• Sept. 10: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12

• Sept. 17: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21

• Sept. 24: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21

• Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10

• Oct. 8: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20

• Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10

• Oct. 29: Ohio State 44, Penn State 31

• Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7

• Nov. 12: Ohio State vs. Indiana, Columbus, Ohio, noon

• Nov. 19: Ohio State vs. Maryland, College Park, Md.

• Nov. 26: Ohio State vs. Michigan, Columbus, Ohio, noon 

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Could Reggie Bush have played for Ohio State football?