Power Outage Halts SMU vs. Florida State Game

The start of the college football game between No. 19 SMU and Florida State was unexpectedly delayed due to a widespread power outage. The issue began shortly before the Atlantic Coast Conference opener was scheduled to commence, with stadium lights and internal clocks failing at 7:30 p.m. Both the Seminoles and Mustangs had just entered the field moments before the delay was announced. They were subsequently directed back to their locker rooms while the situation was assessed. According to reports, the outage stemmed from a transformer malfunction on the stadium's west side. An update on the situation was expected around 8:20 p.m. ET. Once power was restored, teams would be afforded a brief 10-minute period to warm up before play could resume.