When the power went out minutes before Monday night’s kickoff between Florida State and SMU, the spotlight shifted onto ESPN sideline reporter Taylor McGregor, who suddenly faced the tall task of explaining the bizarre outage to all the college football fans watching at home.
To some reporters, the situation would have been an absolute nightmare. A sudden power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium left the game’s officials, coaches and players in the dark—literally—about how to proceed given the undesirable circumstances. Following a lengthy delay, Florida State fired up four generators from the ninth floor of the stadium to get some of the lights back on, and both teams’ coaches ultimately agreed it was enough lighting to play the game.
