USC WR Mosley Earns Freshman Player of the Week Award

Freshman USC receiver Trent Mosley is the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Player of the Week, selected by the Maxwell Football Club.

Mosley is coming off an outstanding performance in the Trojans 30-18 win over No. 2 Ohio State.

In the defining victory for No. 18 USC, Mosley accounted for 145 all-purpose yards against the Buckeyes.

Mosley hauled in five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown, and then added a 44-yard punt return to set up another scoring opportunity for the Trojans.

Against Ohio State, Mosley averaged 20 yards per catch.

After nine games, Mosley leads USC (7-2) with 512 receiving yards and six touchdowns, and has averaged 16 yards per catch.

Mosley has become the favorite target of quarterback Jayden Maiava.

Mosley has scored a receiving TD in six of the nine games played this season. He did miss three games with an injury. Mosley has posted four games with over 100 yards receiving this season.

Against the Buckeyes, Mosley led off the Trojans’ scoring barrage with a 69-yard touchdown catch on the second play of the game.

Later in the game, he caught a pass for 12 yards that extended a drive that set up another scoring opportunity.

Mosley is part of the vaunted 2026, No. 1 recruiting class that also includes such starters/contributors:

Mosley was a top 40, 4-star prospect at his position as a high school senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

With 17 offers, Mosley chose USC over such schools as Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, and Notre Dame, to name a few.  

Mosley wasted no time getting coach Lincoln Riley’s attention in practice, and earned playing time immediately. He made the most of his opportunities.

In his first two college games, Mosley combined for 11 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns in wins over San Jose State and Fresno State.

On the road at Penn State, Mosley caught nine passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.

USC is currently on a bye week. Then they travel to No. 6 Indiana. The Hoosiers have had some close calls that are uncharacteristic of a program that is emerging as a powerhouse under Curt Cignetti.

USC will have the momentum and confidence when they travel to Bloomington, and could catch the Hoosiers at the right time.

Indiana starting QB Josh Hoover is banged up and was replaced after halftime in the 23-16 win over Minnesota by Grant Wilson.

Wilson completed just 52.9 percent of his passes for 156 yards and a touchdown.

Riley said he is the right man for the job at USC. He certainly has Mosley and the Trojans playing at a high level at the right time in the second half of the season.