Jayden Maiva threw a 7-yard score pass to hit tight end Kyle Portage with eight seconds left to give Southern California a 35-31 victory over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl on Sunday night.
An alum of Opportunity Optional School in adjoining Henderson and a trade from UNLV, Maiva helped the Trojans (7-6) rout a 17-point lack.
After Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed ran 19 yards for a score with 1:49 overabundance to recover the lead, Maiva drove Southern California 75 yards in 10 plays for the victorious score.
The Aggies (8-5) opened the second from last quarter by scoring 17 straight concentrations to require a the entire day, consistently lead, but squandered the lead thanks to a couple of horrible disciplines that allowed the Trojans to mount a bounce back, in the end taking a 28-24 lead with 4:30 overabundance.
