LOS ANGELES — Two days after leading USC to an upset win over a national power in LSU, TMZ reported Tuesday afternoon that USC quarterback Miller Moss had been investigated by the university in 2022 over a dispute with a roommate.
A video obtained by TMZ appears to show Moss, which TMZ reported was taken in the spring of 2022, taking a T-shirt off a bed and telling someone “I’m stealing this shirt, dude,” and “I’m taking it,” also showing him rummaging through a closet and passing gas on a pillow he removed from the bed.
In a statement obtained by the Southern California News Group, Moss confirmed that USC had conducted an investigation two and a half years ago related to a “personal dispute between me and a roommate.”
“I fully cooperated and took accountability for my decisions, and the matter was resolved,” Moss said. “I regret my actions and have grown and learned from this matter, and my focus is on the season ahead.”
Moss’ father, Eric Owen Moss, declined to comment.
“We take all student conduct complaints seriously and are legally obligated to keep those matters private and confidential,” USC said in a statement obtained by the Southern California News Group. “Each and every case follows a prescribed and thorough adjudication process as described in the USC Student Handbook. If a student has been found responsible and has fulfilled all of the terms of their discipline, the matter is considered closed.
“In this case, the matter was resolved and settled two-and-a-half years ago.”
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Moss, a Bishop Alemany High product who’s stepping into USC’s starting quarterback spot after two years backing up Caleb Williams and three years within USC’s football program, completed 27 of 36 passes against LSU for 378 yards and a touchdown. On Monday, he was named the season’s first Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
“We worked really hard throughout the offseason to build an identity of a tough team,” Moss said postgame, “a team that really cares about each other.”
