Connor Morrissette, USC’s senior staff writer, confirmed the news of Lincoln Riley benching starting QB Miller Moss against Nebraska, replacing him with Jayden Maiava.
But will it be the answer to all the questions USC has? Offensively, their backs are against the wall after losing four of their last five games, a problem that won’t be solved just by replacing one player at a crucial position. The whole offensive line is in a bind.
Ironically, Moss has actually been putting up a “winning’ QB performance. USC Trojans on SI’s Kyron Samuels explains how.
“Quarterback play alone isn’t enough to get where this team and the faithful expect to be,” Samuels wrote. “Miller Moss ranks No. 12 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in passing yards.”
“He’s tied with other notable names like Jaxson Dart, Will Howard, and Avery Johnson with 14 passing touchdowns and has a touchdown run as well. Moss is also ranked No. 14 in passing yards per game and is completing 64% of his passes. By all accounts, that’s winning quarterback play. Moss isn’t Williams, but there’s only one of those, and those types of players don’t come around often, if ever,” Samuels wrote, backing the commendable performance Moss has put up at USC.