Hey Kevin, thanks for being on top of it and so supportive.
We are still experiencing all the same described symptoms. We did go in and comment those lines on Line637 and Line854. Its still the same results.
We are attempting a fresh install of RC3, verse using the upgrade path. We'll let you know if we have any different success.
Update: So we did a fresh install of OSTicket RC3 with a new db, and came to the same results. After authing with the IdP, the token is returned to OSTicket, but goes to the landing page with no user/agent logged in.