Louisville QB Miller Moss explains why he transferred from USC

Miller Moss came to Louisville this offseason and it seems like forever ago that he transferred from USC. It only seems like yesterday when he had a breakout performance in the Holiday Bowl as Caleb Williams prepared for the NFL Draft.

But ahead of 2025, USC and Moss have moved on and the latter is ready to help the Cardinals compete for the ACC title. Moss had his suitors, but zeroed in on Louisville and head coach Jeff Brohm.

The relationship is evident, even if it’s just Moss talking about it. They have to prove this is the best relationship on the field this season, but it seems like Moss is in the right place to conclude his college career.

“Yeah, I mean, I think there were very specific things I was looking for, you know, in a school and an opportunity,” Moss said at ACC Media Days. “And I think, you know, Coach Brohm, and the University of Louisville, which obviously includes the program, offered a ton of that. I think the opportunity to win and compete at a high level is certainly a part of that. And I think we have and I think we absolutely have that opportunity this year. I think the ability to develop within a pro style offense … was important to me. 

“And I think just being around good and decent human beings … that can kind of get lost on us a lot in terms of, you know, the era of NIL and transferring and all that kind of stuff. But in sitting with Coach Brohm … I really wanted to be surrounded by good and decent human beings that cared about the right things and that cared about one another. And I think I’ve absolutely found that within the program.”

Moss spent four years at USC and had a decent season as a full-time starter. However, he only played nine games last year. He finished with 2,555 yards, 18 touchdowns, nine interceptions and a 64.4% completion percentage.

Expectations are high for Moss and Louisville. In fact, college football analyst David Pollack predicted the quarterback as the top ACC transfer in 2025.

“This is easy to me. I think Beck is going to kill it (at Miami), but if you’re watching college football, and if you’ve watched Louisville and if you’ve watched Jeff Brohm, he’s a freaking superstar,” Pollack said on this week’s See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack podcast. “The way he coaches the game, the way he feels the game, the way he can use misdirection, the way he can use pro-style concepts with spread concepts. Take any quarterback — and I mean any quarterback — I think he could win with any quarterback in this league. And, I just think, with him, with their running back who’s on my fantasy team (that) I think is going to absolutely destroy it (in 2025). …

“Miller Moss also showed me some swag last year, man. Like, he showed me, because he got the shiznik kicked out of him. That dude got absolutely destroyed. That offensive line was very un-good for USC. I think Miller Moss is going to come in and absolutely tear it up at Louisville.”