With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and USC ended a frustrating season by beating Louisville 42-28.
— USC bid farewell to the Pac-12 Conference with a six-pack to go and an eggnog bath to toast an otherwise unremarkable season.
With Caleb Williams watching from the sideline, Miller Moss threw a Holiday Bowl-record six touchdown passes in his first college start and USC ended a frustrating season by beating No. 16 Louisville 42-28 on Wednesday night. Afterward, coach Lincoln Riley had a tub of eggnog poured over his head.
Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner who opted out of the game, watched from the sideline with his No. 13 jersey hanging around his neck. He ran onto the field and jumped on Moss in celebration after the redshirt sophomore twice took a knee in victory formation at Petco Park.
While Williams and several other Trojans sat out, others showed up to play, such as redshirt senior receiver Tahj Washington, who caught two touchdown passes.
«From a leadership standpoint, we had a really strong senior group that wanted to come back and play this game and I think that was really led by them,» Moss said. «They set the example, and it was easy for me to then fall in line behind them.»
Asked if Moss secured the starting job for next year, receiver Kyron Hudson, who blocked a punt and then caught a touchdown pass shortly after, said: «What Miller did out there, it’s something that’s going to help us in the future, so personally, yes he did. I’m super excited for Miller.
