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USC QB Miller Moss plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Wg0vf-nP_400x400by:Keegan Pope•12/02/24•

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USC Trojans quarterback Miller Moss (7) throws a pass in the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC Trojans quarterback Miller Moss (7) throws a pass in the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

USC redshirt junior quarterback Miller Moss plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after four seasons with the Trojans per Pete Thamel.

Moss played sparingly in his first two years in Los Angeles before appearing in seven games in 2023, including a breakout performance in the Holiday Bowl where he threw six touchdown passes. He took over the starting role in 2024 after Caleb Williams‘ departure for the NFL, but had an up-and-down campaign before being benched after nine games in favor of transfer Jayden Maiava.

In the 21 games he appeared in, Moss completed 66 percent of his passes while throwing for just under 3,500 yards, 27 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

The Bishop Alemany (Calif.) product was a four-star recruit out of high school and ranked as the No. 208 overall prospect and No. 22 QB in the 2021 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Moss will have one season of eligibility remaining.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal

The college football transfer portal is scheduled to be open for 30 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The portal will open at the end of the regular season, the day after the College Football Playoff field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and close on Dec. 28.

The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.

With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.

More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers — meaning that roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year.