Although he was certainly taken advantage of to some extent, Moreland was also not without blame - A&M coach Ken Loeffler reported (in a SPORT magazine article by noted Atlanta journalist Furman Bisher in 1957) that the first thing Moreland said to him when he arrived at College Station for a campus visit was "What's the offer?".

Moreland became a three-time All-American player while at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston under Coach Cecil C. Crowley.

His 1,419 collegiate points was the fourth highest in the history of Louisiana Tech, despite playing for only three, instead of the customary four, years for the Bulldogs.

One week later against Eastern New Mexico, he scored 41 points which was the second-highest total by a Tech player in a single game.

[4] In 1970, Moreland said that he had "no regrets" regarding his eight-year sports career despite the recruitment issues: "I received a good education, was a No.

[5] In August 1971, Moreland, at the age of 33, experienced severe stomach pains and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Medical bills soared, and friends from across the state and from Detroit contributed to a fund to sustain the young family.

Moreland was enshrined as a charter member of the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.