Play in Kentucky-Southern Miss game suspended in third quarter due to lightning, Kentucky ruled winner
Saturday night’s Kentucky and Southern Miss game had to deal with several different delays due to lightning and thunderstorms. There were a number of different delays, but ultimately play began, and continued without interruption until the third quarter. But with weather being problematic yet again, there was another lightning delay with 9:56 remaining in the third quarter. That delay lasted a few minutes before officials came together, officially called the game, and ruled play suspended.
Kentucky was up 31-0 at that point in the game, and the Wildcats were officially ruled the winner, according to Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. The game will be officially counted as a victory and all stats and records will count for Saturday night.
The SEC also released a statement on the game.
“By mutual agreement of the participating institutions as permitted by NCAA rules, tonight’s game between Kentucky and Southern Mississippi has been terminated and is considered a complete game with a final score of 31-0 in favor of Kentucky. All statistics in the game are considered final and complete.”
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