On opening night of the MAC season, Kelly-Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, lost power, causing Central Michigan and Ohio to take an early halftime on Wednesday night.
The game, airing on ESPN, had 1:17 left in the second quarter with 3rd and 6 left for Ohio on Central Michigan’s 10-yard line.
Central Michigan has a 20-13 lead, but the Bobcats were driving. The lights then went out, causing a disruption in the broadcast, and resulted in the referees sending both teams to the locker room.
The broadcast crew has been given no update on the cause of the power outage, but believe it is more widespread across campus than just the stadium. Once play resumes, Ohio will get the ball back and the teams will start with 1:17 left in the second quarter, then move directly to the third quarter.