The intensity of the situation was nearing as high as one might find in a college football game.
South Carolina’s defense was desperately trying to hold off Missouri’s offense in the late going Saturday. The Tigers needed to just get into field goal range. They’d already got as far as USC’s 38 before a holding penalty, with more than 2:30 on the clock.
Then it all came to a sudden halt.
Lightning struck — twice — and the teams had to quickly go from the fever pitch of that moment to waiting around, to almost starting again, to waiting around.