USC Holiday Bowl final thoughts: Miller Moss impresses, true freshmen class shows promise

SAN DIEGO — USC’s long season ended with a bright spot Wednesday night when Miller Moss turned in a record-breaking performance and led the Trojans to a 42-28 win against No. 15 Louisville in front of a pro-USC crowd at Petco Park. Here are some thoughts on the Trojans’ season-ending victory, and things to take away from it as the calendar flips to 2024. 1. It’s becoming more and more rare for a variety of reasons (transfer portal, closed practices, etc.), but one of the cool things about covering a program for a few years is watching how players develop during their time with a school. USC’s spring practices were open in 2021 and one of the major storylines was…