Miller Moss Hosts Camp for Fire Relief

He has thrown thousands of passes in his life, in stadiums packed with people, but none have been as meaningful to Miller Moss as the ones he threw on July 26 at Beverly Hills High. Like so many other local residents, the college football quarterback was directly impacted by the Palisades Fire, but he was happy to host a Fire Relief Youth Camp with Flexworks Sports and it was hard to tell who was having more fun—Moss or the 50 kids ages 6-16 who signed up.

“It was awesome and we had a great turnout,” sais Moss, a redshirt senior who transferred to Louisville in December after spending four years at USC. “I want to thank the campers, parents, coaches and staff for making our camp such a success. It was an honor to give back to the community that’s given me so much. Campers were grouped according to age and activities included lectures, fundamental skill stations, contests and awards. The session ended with a scrimmage in which Moss switched sides after each possession. He stayed afterwards taking pictures and signing campers’ hats and t-shirts.

“It’s a little nostalgic because I used to be a kid going to camps in this area,” Moss said. “I’m optimistic how much we raised.”    

The house Moss and his sister grew up in on De Pauw burned down, as did his grandmother’s house on Northfield.   

“I was getting ready to leave in a few days,” Moss said, remembering where he was January 7. “I was at home eating lunch when a buddy texted me. By that night we were out.”       

Foreshadowing what was to come, Moss won the boys’ 8-9 division of the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick qualifying competition at Palisades High in 2010, used his accurate arm to lead the Rancho Dominguez Lobos to the AAU California 14U Super Bowl as an eighth-grader at St. Matthew’s, went on to become the first freshman quarterback to start for Loyola’s varsity team and spent the last three years of high school at Alemany in Mission Hills.   

He made his first start for USC in the 2024 Holiday Bowl and was named offensive MVP after throwing a record six touchdown passes.  Ironically, that came against Louisville—the school he looks forward to playing at in head coach Jeff Brohm’s pro-style offense.     

“At the end of the day it’s a great opportunity,” Moss said. “As a quarterback walking into a new program the most important thing is to establish a strong work ethic.”