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Miller Moss, playing in place of Caleb Williams, had a Holiday Bowl to remember.
The quarterback threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns, earning game offensive MVP honors for leading USC (8-5) to a 42-28 win over Louisville (10-4) at Petco Park in San Diego.
Moss’ six touchdown passes came one short of a bowl game record. LSU’s Joe Burrow threw for seven touchdowns in LSU’s 63-28 win over Oklahoma in a 2019 College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl (in fact, all seven of Burrow’s touchdown throws came in the first half). Burrow’s seven touchdowns tied a bowl game mark originally set by Central Michigan’s Cooper Rush, who threw for seven touchdowns against Western Kentucky in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl.
Moss connected with receivers Tahj Washington and Ja’Kobi Lane for two touchdowns apiece. Duce Robinson and Kyron Ware-Hudson each had a touchdown reception.
USC quarterback Miller Moss (7) throws a pass against Louisville during the Holiday Bowl.
Who is Miller Moss?
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Moss has played at USC for three seasons, but the redshirt sophomore finally made his first start at the 2023 Holiday Bowl.
Moss appeared in three other games this season, completing 23 of 32 passes for 309 yards and one touchdown. He appeared in five games during the 2022 season and two games in 2021. In all, he had thrown for 542 yards and three touchdowns entering his first start at the Holiday Bowl.
Moss played high school football at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California. He was a four-star recruit, according to 247Sports.
Why didn’t Caleb Williams play in the Holiday Bowl?
Just over two weeks after USC’s regular-season ended with a 38-20 loss to crosstown rival UCLA, head coach Lincoln Riley announced that the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner would not play in the Holiday Bowl.
Williams did not release a statement as…
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Publish date : 2023-12-28 04:40:43
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