Letters to Sports: USC fans reaching their breaking point with Lincoln Riley
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Letters to Sports: USC fans reaching their breaking point with Lincoln Riley

LA Times  

Lincoln Riley: worst coach ever! Bill Agnew Crystal Beach, Texas :: I figured out the reason for the USC football team’s poor performance this season. The contract reads, “Transfer to Big TEN Conference,” when it should read, “Transfer to Big SKY Conference.” Chris McDonald Nipomo, Calif. :: Steve Sarkisian won last Saturday, Clay Helton won last Saturday, Lane Kiffin won last Saturday. William Morris Pasadena :: I am a USC alum who arrived in 1962 when the great John McKay took us to a national championship! Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.

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USC quarterback Miller Moss announces he’s entering transfer portal
3 weeks ago

USC quarterback Miller Moss announces he’s entering transfer portal

LA Times  

Ever since he was a boy, Miller Moss dreamed of being USC’s starting quarterback. Moss’ chance to lead USC’s offense lasted through one outstanding bowl performance and nine games of an up-and-down season before Moss was replaced by his own backup, and the window at his dream school had closed suddenly. By Monday morning, three weeks after he was replaced, …

Letters to Sports: Miller Moss paying the price for Lincoln Riley’s mistakes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Letters to Sports: Miller Moss paying the price for Lincoln Riley’s mistakes

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley is throwing quarterback Miller Moss under the bus. Jerry Mendel Culver City :: As a UCLA fan, I’m glad that USC has discovered what it’s like to have hired and been hoodwinked by an arrogant charlatan football coach. When he arrived bringing in half of his Oklahoma team with him, including a Heisman quarterback, and went …

The Times of Troy: What is the price of sticking with Miller Moss as USC’s starter?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Times of Troy: What is the price of sticking with Miller Moss as USC’s starter?

LA Times  

Welcome to another week of The Times of Troy newsletter. Not all of that falls on the quarterback’s shoulders — Riley would probably agree he bears most of the responsibility — but in all five of USC’s losses this season, Miller Moss has committed a costly interception that altered the complexion of the game. USC running back Woody Marks looks …

Programs are defined by their quarterback and coach. USC faces major questions at both
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Programs are defined by their quarterback and coach. USC faces major questions at both

New York Times  

USC had possession and the lead against Washington late in the third quarter. Then Trojans quarterback Miller Moss dropped back on a third-and-5 and didn’t see Huskies linebacker Carson Bruener in his passing window. A few days after USC’s embarrassing 7-5 regular season ended last year, Riley sat down with The Athletic and assessed what happened. In Riley’s estimation, last …

Despite criticism, USC is sticking with Miller Moss as its starting quarterback
2 months ago

Despite criticism, USC is sticking with Miller Moss as its starting quarterback

LA Times  

Questions swirled since Saturday, swept up in the bitter frustration of a third straight defeat and doused in the kerosene of social media. “He’s still executing at a very high level,” Riley said of Moss. “Of course, I expect him to improve, and he does too, but he’s also the guy that’s put us in position to win all seven …

Miller Moss and No. 11 USC’s prolific aerial attack face the FBS-leading pass defense in Minnesota
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Miller Moss and No. 11 USC’s prolific aerial attack face the FBS-leading pass defense in Minnesota

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! They’re the only team in the FBS that has allowed less than 100 passing yards per game, which is precisely the type of trait a group would want going into a matchup with Southern California on Saturday night. Moss is 11th in the FBS with an …

USC can make a playoff run thanks to tough QB Miller Moss
2 months, 3 weeks ago

USC can make a playoff run thanks to tough QB Miller Moss

LA Times  

The fans were booing. USC quarterback Miller Moss gets a pass off under pressure from Wisconsin’s defense at the Coliseum on Saturday. Enter Miller Moss, who loved USC even when USC didn’t love him back, who now spreads that love around the field with a certain resilience that sends a distinct message. “One thing we said in that room and …

Miller Moss says he’s focused on winning after earning USC starting quarterback role
4 months ago

Miller Moss says he’s focused on winning after earning USC starting quarterback role

LA Times  

USC quarterback Miller Moss throws a pass during the second half of the team’s Holiday Bowl win over Louisville on Dec. 27 in San Diego. Riley characterized USC’s starting quarterback competition as “neck and neck” and credited Maiava for making “a major, major jump” since spring. “It’s about going and winning games.” pic.twitter.com/lHMdrE0NJP — Ryan Kartje August 21, 2024 “But …

It’s official: Miller Moss is USC’s starting quarterback
4 months ago

It’s official: Miller Moss is USC’s starting quarterback

LA Times  

USC quarterback Miller Moss makes his way to the practice field on Aug. 5. Four of Riley’s last five starting quarterbacks — Caleb Williams, Jalen Hurts, Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield — are dual threat weapons with big arms, all currently leading NFL offenses. When Riley was asked last week how he might change his offense for Moss, he agreed …

Miller Moss struggles to stand out against revamped defense in USC spring game
8 months ago

Miller Moss struggles to stand out against revamped defense in USC spring game

LA Times  

USC quarterback Miller Moss passes during the Trojans’ spring game at the Coliseum on Saturday. All that was left for Miller Moss was to close out spring practice on a high note, quieting any remaining questions about how USC would replace its Heisman winner at quarterback But nothing about Saturday’s spring game seemed smooth for Moss, whose second impression as …

After his vindicating arrival, what’s next for USC quarterback Miller Moss?
8 months ago

After his vindicating arrival, what’s next for USC quarterback Miller Moss?

LA Times  

Waiting in the Petco Park stands last December, Emily Kovner Moss’ anticipation for her son’s first start at USC was almost too much for her to bear. The stunning showcase was enough to convince the Trojans’ wary fanbase and USC’s coach, Lincoln Riley, who called the next day to tell Moss he was no longer planning to add an older …

Did Miller Moss win USC’s starting QB job? Takeaways from Trojans Holiday Bowl win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Miller Moss win USC’s starting QB job? Takeaways from Trojans Holiday Bowl win

LA Times  

The star quarterback stood all night on the sideline, wearing his cardinal and gold No. Nothing about the circumstances facing USC ahead of the Holiday Bowl suggested the Trojans had any hope of ending a disappointing season on a high note. Moss had shrugged away every such assumption through bowl season, and on Wednesday night, in his first start, the …

The Sports Report: Miller Moss puts on a show during USC Holiday Bowl win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sports Report: Miller Moss puts on a show during USC Holiday Bowl win

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley has eggnog poured onto him after the Trojans defeated Louisville during the Holiday Wednesday in San Diego. USC quarterback Miller Moss throws a pass under pressure from Louisville defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte during the Trojans’ win during the Holiday Bowl Wednesday in San Diego. These six weeks weren’t about any individual, they were about us and …

Miller Moss steps out of the shadows and leads joyful USC to a Holiday Bowl win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Miller Moss steps out of the shadows and leads joyful USC to a Holiday Bowl win

LA Times  

USC quarterback Miller Moss tossed six touchdowns during the Trojans’ Holiday Bowl win over Louisville Wednesday at PetCo Park in San Diego. After toiling in the background for three seasons, dutifully working his way up from third-string while transfers came and went at his position, USC quarterback Miller Moss shined in his first career start, throwing for 372 yards and …

How Broncos’ Riley Moss went from ‘undersized B-team kid’ to NFL rookie
1 year, 7 months ago

How Broncos’ Riley Moss went from ‘undersized B-team kid’ to NFL rookie

New York Times  

Jack Koerner can still remember the roar as his close friend and Iowa teammate circled the end zone in Kinnick Stadium. “That’s definitely one of my louder memories of the place.” What Koerner remembers most about that defining game for Moss, though, is the flashback he had to all that came before it. “He had an open receiver on the …

USC quarterback Miller Moss grateful to be given fair shot under Lincoln Riley
2 years, 8 months ago

USC quarterback Miller Moss grateful to be given fair shot under Lincoln Riley

LA Times  

USC backup quarterback Miller Moss tries to console wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. after the Trojans’ loss to Oregon State at the Coliseum on Sept. 25, 2021. But before he was on USC’s campus, Riley called Moss to inform him, “which I didn’t expect,” Moss said. “The hardest part is Coach Riley is so creative, so you never know what …

USC backup quarterbacks Jaxson Dart, Miller Moss gaining confidence in fall camp
3 years, 4 months ago

USC backup quarterbacks Jaxson Dart, Miller Moss gaining confidence in fall camp

LA Times  

Seventeen long months had passed since Miller Moss last stepped into a huddle, but when he arrived at USC during the spring as one of two touted freshmen vying to emerge as the heir apparent to quarterback Kedon Slovis, Moss expected to pick up right where he left off in high school. During USC’s player-run practice periods, he felt free …

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