Fans were sparse for the USC Trojans facing the Texas A&M Aggies on Friday, Dec. 27 in the Las Vegas Bowl. At Allegiant Stadium, fans were sparse for the matchup between Lincoln Riley's Trojans and Mike Elko's Aggies.

USC played badly enough to fall into a 17-point second-half hole against Texas A&M. Then it played well enough to overcome it all.

USC closed its season on Friday with a dramatic 35-31 win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojans trailed by as many as 17 points midway through the third quarter and took the lead back for good with eight seconds remaining when quarterback Jayden Maiava found Kyle Ford for a seven-yard touchdown.