When quarterback Miller Moss stepped onto the field at Petco Park to lead the USC Trojans against the Louisville Cardinals in the 2023 Holiday Bowl, a lot had changed since the last time he started a football game.
Moss, then a redshirt sophomore, had spent the past two years backing up Heisman Trophy winner and eventual No. 1 NFL draft pick Caleb Williams, and was getting the start after Williams opted to sit the game out. Moss saw action in just two games as a true freshman in 2021, both off the bench. His senior season of high school got wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic.
