Moss made his first career start in the Holiday Bowl last December and threw six touchdown passes in the Trojans’ 42-28 win over Louisville. Maiava joined the program in January but Moss held him off and was named the full-time starter in August.

The portal-bound Moss once wrote a lengthy, year-long thesis at USC on the concept of athletic amateurism – when he had no need to even take the course to graduate.

USC quarterback Miller Moss will enter the transfer portal after losing his starting job midseason, he announced on X (formerly Twitter). Moss started 10 games for the Trojans and will have one year of eligibility remaining.