Preview and keys to victory for the USC Trojans vs. the Texas A&M Aggies in the Las Vegas Bowl. Despite key losses on both sides of the ball, USC will have to scrap and fight to come out with the win.

While the Las Vegas Bowl will count as the final game of the 2024 season, Texas A&M's regular-season finale loss to Texas still haunts a team that was once 7-1 and undefeated in SEC play before star running back Le'Veon Moss's season-ending injury threw a wrench in the Aggies' postseason plans.

Defensively, it will be tough for USC to slow down the Aggies, specifically through the air without cornerback Jaylin Smith. The 49 points Notre Dame put up on the Trojans in the regular-season finale were the most they’ve allowed all year, though most of the damage was done on the ground. A shootout might be the best-case scenario for the Trojans.