He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, winning the Big Ten Most Valuable Player and Jim Brown Trophy in 1993.
This led the Racine Park Panthers to a victory over the Superior Spartans 34-14 and the State Football Championship for Wisconsin's highest division.
During the 1989 season at Racine Park, Moss would also be named 1st team All-State (WIAA) and led the Panthers to the state semi-final game.
In the 1993 season the 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 205 pounds (93 kg) tailback led the Badgers to a Big Ten Conference title and their first Rose Bowl berth since 1963.
Moss was a big part of the win, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns en route to being honored the game's MVP.