USC is making a quarterback change ahead of its Week 12 game against Nebraska.
According to multiple reportswill start former UNLV QB Jayden Maiava on Nov. 16 against Nebraska following the Trojans’ bye week in Week 11. Miller Moss was the Trojans’ starting quarterback for the first nine games of the season after winning the offseason QB competition .
Moss is 233 of 362 passing for 2,555 yards and 18 TDs with nine interceptions this season, though he had his worst game of 2024 in the Trojans’ 26-21 loss to Washington. Moss was 30 of 50 passing for 293 yards and threw two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions. It was his first three-interception game of the season and the sixth game of USC’s last seven in which he had thrown at least one interception after not making a pick in USC’s first two games of the season.
The Trojans have lost four of their last five games following a 38-21 win against Wisconsin in the final week of September. All five of USC’s losses this season have been by one goal.
Maiava transferred to USC this offseason after briefly committing to Georgia. He was UNLV’s starter in 2023 when the Rebels reached the Mountain West title game. Maiava was 200 of 318 for 2,794 yards and 14 TDs with eight interceptions. He also rushed for 261 yards and three scores.
Moss served as Caleb Williams’ backup in 2023 and started in place of Williams in the Holiday Bowl after the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft opted out. Moss was 23 of 33 for 372 yards and threw six touchdowns to just one interception in that bowl win over Louisville.
