LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One of the new challenges greeting Deion Branch as he moves into an on-the-field coaching position with the Louisville football wide receivers is more meetings. When sitting down with reporters on Tuesday, Branch noted, of Jeff Brohm's intricate offense, "a lot of plays. I just left a two-hour meeting."

Miller Moss can sympathize. The new University of Louisville quarterback, who transferred in from USC, said he's been hard at work learning the system, which he calls more "NFL-based" than any he has been involved with.

"It's a lot more," Moss said. "I think it comes down to just the specificity of what he's trying to accomplish. Without, obviously, getting into too much detail, Coach Brohm is really, really intelligent, and his offense is a reflection of that. So, like I said, I think it's a really good challenge and it's one that's going to push me and one that I'm really excited for."

Coming from Los Angeles, Moss has had a bit of culture shock. And a lot of weather shock. He said he had seen snow, "maybe eight or 10 times in my life. But driving in it, I'm still getting used to. So I'll let you know how it goes."

Moss' transition was further complicated by the heartbreak of what was happening in the wildfires and widespread destruction at home – which included the loss of his family's Pacific Palisades home, and those of his grandmother and numerous friends.

Moss said many fans reached out to him from across the country, and a large number from Louisville. Between their expressions of support and those of his coaches and teammates, he said he appreciated those gestures in a difficult time.

"It really says a lot about, you know, this university, this fan base, this city that they have been so supportive," Moss said. "That's not something that's required or even expected, for that matter. So I think it's extremely revealing when you talk about the character of university and this and this city, and it just made me even more confident in my decision to come here. ... Obviously, you know, with everything that went on where I'm from (the challenge of the transition) may be exacerbated, in difficult that is, but, it's been really cool to see that that community come together andreally see the best in people come forward in a difficult situation."

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Moss made a good first impression on Brohm and his staff when he threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns against the Cardinals in the 2023 Holiday Bowl.

Brohm said he has been impressed with the limited amount he's seen of Moss since arriving, and is looking forward to see him run the team during spring practice.

"I like Miller to this to this point," Brohm said. "I think he can throw a good football. He's played a lot of games. He has a ton of experience. He's had ups and downs, kind of like Tyler (Shough), kind of like Jack (Plummer), but I think he's played against good football teams and he's been battle tested. He's picked up what we've done to this point very well. I think he's a leader in a different way than Tyler, but he's a very good leader, and he wants to go out on this last year with a bang, and we want to help him do that."

Moss said Brohm's ability to prepare quarterbacks for the NFL was a major draw. On his recruiting visit, he got to spend time with Shough, and with receivers Caullin Lacy and Chris Bell, and has been communicating with them ever since.

He also reached out to David Blough, who played quarterback for Brohm at Purdue and now is the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders. He put Moss in touch with Washington QB coach Tavita Pritchard, as well as offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.

"So he connected us, which is really cool," Moss said. "And (Blough) obviously could speak from the other end. And then he played the NFL, and now is on the coaching end, but he really emphasized to me how prepared he felt going into the NFL. And he was like, 'Look, I wasn't the most talented guy, but because I was so far ahead of some other guys schematically and in terms of my knowledge of the game, I was able to stay in the NFL for a lot longer than maybe I should have, based on my talent.' So hearing someone say that, obviously, from the opposite end of the spectrum, you can say was helpful. And I have a tremendous amount of respect for Kliff."

"At the end of the day," Moss said. "the ability to play with Coach Brohm, with what he's done to develop quarterbacks at this level for the NFL, is really what set Louisville apart."

For now, Moss is immersing himself in Brohm's offense and getting to know his teammates as the start of Spring Practice approaches on March 3.

"It's been a really cool process," Moss said. "And I'm just excited to continue to learn, continue to grow, not only with the receivers but the rest of the team."

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