The 2024 season ended as it began for the USC Trojans. The cardiac Trojans gutted out a late-game comeback against an SEC opponent in Las Vegas to win a down-to-the-wire contest. After erasing a 24-7 deficit, the Trojans scored a touchdown with eight ...

USC is without a number of talented receivers as it heads to the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M, which is favored.

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.