For the first time since his hiring, one of Bo Pelini‘s former Nebraska football players has followed him to Youngstown State.
According to Brian Christopherson of the Lincoln Journal Star, Avery Moss confirmed that he’s already enrolled in and attending classes at YSU. Moss will be eligible to play immediately in 2015.
He also comes with a bit of off-field baggage.
In mid-December of 2012, a female employee of an on-campus convenience store accused Moss of twice exposing himself to her in the span of four hours. The alleged victim filed a complaint with the university police department, and subsequently picked Moss out of a photo lineup.
The defensive end was charged with public indecency, disturbing the peace and failing to appear, ultimately pleading no contest on the public indecency charge. A year later, Moss was banned from the university for a period of at least one year for what he described as a technicality related to the stipulations under which he was forced to abide following the exposure incident.
Moss’ appeal to have the ban lifted was denied earlier this month, triggering his decision to move on from the Cornhuskers.
As a redshirt freshman in 2013 — he received a medical waiver for the 2012 season — Moss started three of the 12 games in which he played. Moss’ 4.5 sacks were second on the team while his eight tackles for loss were fourth.