Be honest: You were not expecting Miller Moss to be that good in the Holiday Bowl for USC. You certainly did not expect Moss to throw four first-half touchdown passes. You did not expect him to throw for over 215 yards in the first half. You did not expect USC to score 28 points before halftime. This was with Caleb Williams and a number of other players out of the game due to NFL draft opt-outs or the transfer portal.
Moss surpassed everyone’s expectation. He made a very strong claim for the No. 1 quarterback spot at USC going into 2024.
Now what? Is Will Howard to USC no longer going to happen? Does USC need another quarterback in the transfer portal?
Reactions poured in very quickly after Moss lit up San Diego — and the Louisville defense — in the first half of the Holiday Bowl: