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Lightning Advisory Puts Clemson–Syracuse game on alert as Tigers trail 24–14
Bob Schuster, an ESPN television cameraman from Anderson County, tosses a rain cover to the side as he gets ready hours before kickoff inside Memorial Stadium, before the South Carolina at Clemson football game, in Clemson on Saturday, November 24, 2018. | Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesMother Nature has entered the picture at Death Valley. With lightning detected within 15 miles of Memorial Stadium, the Clemson–Syracuse game is officially under a lightning advisory.
Per protocol, play will be halted if strikes are detected within eight miles of the stadium. That possibility looms large as the Tigers attempt to rally from a 24–14 deficit against the Orange.