Waiting in the Petco Park stands last December, the anticipation ahead of her son’s first-ever start at USC was almost too much for Emily Kovner Moss to bear. She knew better than anyone how long Miller had waited for this moment, the obstacles he’d overcome to get here, the resilience he’d shown along the way. Even still, everyone knew his hold on the Trojans quarterback job was tenuous. Options in the transfer portal were already being explored. The pressure on this first impression was especially immense.
Emily felt every bit of that weight as her son took the field that night.