Looks like he wasn’t scared of Moss and it also looks like USC kept trying after the Bowl game.
“Going into the portal, there were a couple of teams reaching out," Howard said , recently. "Miami was texting me a lot. Their big pull was they had a lot of money. They were throwing around money. USC was also in the picture. I thought Lincoln Riley was an unbelievable coach and could develop quarterbacks really well. Then, Ohio State came into the picture. The two things I was telling teams in the portal were that I want to compete for a national championship, elevate my draft stock and compete as a quarterback. For those two things, there was no better place than Ohio State for me."
well he got one of his goals but missed big time on his second...It would have reversed if he chose USC..