Miller Moss has been named the starting quarterback at No. 23 Southern California, taking over from 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams.
Moss, a redshirt junior from Los Angeles, competed with UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava during training camp to replace Williams, who is now starting for the Chicago Bears.
Moss was the top choice after his impressive performance in the Holiday Bowl. With Williams sitting out to focus on the NFL draft, Moss threw for 372 yards and a Pac-12 bowl record of six touchdowns against one interception in the 42-28 win over Louisville, earning offensive MVP honors.
Moss was part of USC’s 2021 recruiting class, which was the last one under coach Clay Helton. Despite another highly ranked quarterback, Jaxson Dart, joining the team, Moss stayed with USC even after Lincoln Riley replaced Helton and brought Williams from Oklahoma.
Moss served as the backup for the last two seasons.
In his career, Moss has thrown for 914 yards and nine touchdowns with one interception in 12 games.
Standing 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, Moss is expected to be more of a pocket passer in Riley’s spread offense, which has typically favored mobile quarterbacks who can also run.
USC will play No. 13 LSU in Las Vegas on September 1 for its season opener.
