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{{Infobox college football player
|name = Miller Moss
|image =Miller Moss2024-0901 (8184719)Miller (cropped)Moss.jpg
|caption = Moss being named Offensive MVP ofwith the [[2023USC HolidayTrojans Bowlfootball|USC Trojans]] in 2024
|school = USC Trojans
|currentnumber = 7
|currentposition = [[Quarterback]]
|class = {{redshirt}} Junior
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|19}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Miller-Moss-QB-USC|title=Miller Moss Quarterback USC|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref>
|birth_place =[[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
|heightft = 6
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|weight_lb = 205
|highlights=
|highschool = [[Bishop Alemany High School|Bishop Alemany]] ([[Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California]])
|pastschools =
* [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (2021–present)
|bowlgames=
* [[2023 Holiday Bowl]] (off. MVP)
|espn=4431580
}}
'''Miller Moss''' (born March 19, 2002)<ref name=birthday /> is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]]. He is the son of Los Angeles-based architect [[Eric Owen Moss]].
 
==Early life and high school career==
Moss grewwas upborn on March 19, 2002, in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Miller-Moss-QB-USC|title=Miller Moss Quarterback USC|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=May 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-28 |title=The refreshing rise of USC's Miller Moss and UCLA's Ethan Garbers from obscurity to stardom |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-12-28/miller-moss-usc-ethan-garbers-ucla-quarterback-loyalty |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> His father is award winning architect [[Eric Owen Moss]], the founder of [[Culver City, California|Culver City]] -based Eric Owen Moss Architects.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-12-03 |title=Twinkle Toes: Eric Owen Moss Now A Football Fan |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2012/12/twinkle-toes-eric-owen-moss-now-a-football-fan/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=The Architect’s Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-20 |title=Last of his kind: How Miller Moss became USC’s starting quarterback |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2024/08/20/last-of-his-kind-how-miller-moss-became-uscs-starting-quarterback/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=San Bernardino Sun |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His mother is a managing partner at the firm as well as a former architecture professor at the [[University of Southern California]] (USC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-28 |title=The refreshing rise of USC's Miller Moss and UCLA's Ethan Garbers from obscurity to stardom |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-12-28/miller-moss-usc-ethan-garbers-ucla-quarterback-loyalty |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emily Kovner Moss {{!}} Architectural, Interior + Product |url=http://www.emilykovnermoss.com/press |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.emilykovnermoss.com}}</ref> Moss attended Loyola High School of Los Angeles, becoming the first freshman to start at Quarterback for the Cubs. Moss later transferred to [[Bishop Alemany High School]] in [[Mission Hills, Los AngelesCalifornia]]. A four-star prospect, he committed to play [[college football]] at the University of Southern California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2020 |title=USC reels in another top quarterback recruit in Miller Moss of Alemany High |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2020-06-01/usc-reels-in-top-quarterback-recruit-miller-moss-alemany-high |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Miller Moss, USC Trojans, Quarterback |url=https://247sports.com/player/miller-moss-46051144/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==College career==
[[File:Miller Moss (8184719) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Moss being named Offensive MVP of the [[2023 Holiday Bowl]].]]
 
Moss played in two games his first year at USC in 2021 and took a redshirt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2021 |title=USC's Jaxson Dart, Miller Moss taking different paths in backup QB competition |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/11/uscs-jaxson-dart-miller-moss-taking-different-paths-in-backup-qb-competition/}}</ref> In 2022 and 2023, he was [[Caleb Williams]]'s backup. After Williams sat out, Moss made his first start in the [[2023 Holiday Bowl]] against Louisville.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 25, 2023 |title='There was no Plan B': USC QB Miller Moss ready for his time |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/12/25/there-was-no-plan-b-usc-qb-miller-moss-ready-for-his-time/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2023 |title=USC players excited Miller Moss will finally get a start at QB: 'Miller's a baller' |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2023-12-08/usc-players-excited-miller-moss-start-holiday-bowl |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Moss led the Trojans to a 42–28 win and was named offensive MVP after throwing a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdowns.
 
After being named the starter for the 2024 season, Moss led his team to a [[Vegas Kickoff Classic]] win against the [[2024 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]], completing 27 of 36 passes for 378 yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morales |first=Antonio |last2=Mandel |first2=Stewart |title=USC tops LSU as Miller Moss outduels Garrett Nussmeier in battle of breakout QBs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5738936/2024/09/01/usc-lsu-score-highlights-miller-moss/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==▼
Moss is the son of [[Eric Owen Moss]] and Emily Kovner Moss.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 20, 2024 |title=Who are Miller Moss's parents? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-football/miller-moss-parents |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=sportskeeda.com}}</ref>▼
 
===College statistics===▼
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
▲===|+ College statistics===
|-
! rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan="3" | Games
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|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|USC Trojans}}"| USC Trojans
|-
! [[2021 USC Trojans football team|2021]]
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|-
! [[2023 USC Trojans football team|2023]]
| 5 || 1 || 1–0 || '''46''' || '''65''' || 70.8|| '''681''' || 10.5 || '''7'''|| 1|| 191.2|| '''4''' || '''32''' || '''8.0''' || '''2'''
|-
|-
! [[2024 USC Trojans football team|2024]]
| 13 || 13 || 1–02–1 || 27'''76''' || 36'''117''' || 7565.0 || 378890 || 107.56 || 15|| 01|| 172141.42|| 28 || -828 || -43.05 || 0
|-
! [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/miller-moss-1.html Career] !! 1315 !! 24 !! 2–03–1 !! 93142 !! 128209 !! 7267.79 !! 1,292804 !! 108.16 !! 1014 !! 12 !! 181160.76 !! 1218 !! 19-1 !! 1-0.61 !! 2
|}
 
▲== Personal life ==
▲Moss is the son of Los Angeles-based architect [[Eric Owen Moss]] and Emily Kovner Moss.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 20, 2024 |title=Who are Miller Moss's parents? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-football/miller-moss-parents |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=sportskeeda.com}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Miller Moss (American football)|Miller Moss}}
*[https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/roster/miller-moss/15781 USC Trojans bio]
 
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