South Carolina-Vanderbilt football interrupted by lightning, time set to resume

UPDATE: The Gamecocks are back on the field and the game will resume at 6:08 p.m. Central time (7:08 p.m. Eastern). It is raining heavily.

South Carolina’s football game in Nashville was delayed by lightning in the third quarter.

It struck at 5:29, prompting a 30-minute delay. The strike occurred within eight miles of the stadium in Nashville.

Fans were evacuated from the stadium.

The Gamecocks were leading the Commodores 30-14 in the third quarter. Weather has wrought havoc with games across the Southeast.

South Carolina’s 2014 Georgia game was a recent game that featured a lightning delay. USC ended up winning that one 38-35. The 2013 opener against North Carolina also featured some massive lightning strikes.

This story was originally published September 22, 2018 at 6:33 PM.