While Friday night's matchup against USC in the Las Vegas Bowl is technically the last game of Mike Elko's first season in College Station, the Texas A&M head coach is using the matchup as a fresh beginning for his squad.

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Las Vegas began blooming on the Nevada desert nearly a century ago thanks in part to the building of the Hoover Dam, and now Texas A&M coach Mike Elko hopes his program’s holidays sojourn to the bright lights on the sand helps bring a similar mushrooming for the Aggies.

Texas A&M (8-4) will look to end the 2024 season on a high note amid losing three out of the final four games of coach Mike Elko's inaugural campaign while having the chance to win nine games for the first time since the memorable 2020 season.

The 2024 regular season didn’t end quite as expected for USC or Texas A&M. On Nov. 30, Lincoln Riley’s Trojans scored 14 points in the second quarter against No. 5 Notre Dame to go into halftime tied at 14.

Texas A&M (8-4) will face USC (6-6) in the annual Las Vegas Bowl on Friday night as coach Mike Elko looks to end the year on a high note and lead his team to its first nine-win season since the 2020 campaign.