New York ? Reggie Bush loves roller coasters – and it makes perfect sense. Both bring thrills with breathtaking bursts of zigzag speed.

The most exciting player in college football also became the best player in 2005, and now Bush can add the Associated Press Player of the Year award to the haul of hardware he’s accumulated.

The voting went like it did in the Heisman Trophy balloting: The running back blew away the field. He received 59 votes from a panel of 65 media members.

Texas quarterback Vince Young received five votes, and Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley got the other.

For the season, Bush has 1,658 yards rushing with an 8.9-yard average per carry.