SMU defeats Florida State after power outage delays kickoff at Doak

The No. 19 SMU Mustangs defeated the Florida State Seminoles 27-24 in an ACC game that concluded after midnight on Tuesday. A transformer short caused a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium on Monday, forcing a nearly two-hour delay to the scheduled 7:35 p.m. kickoff. The game eventually began at 9:15 p.m. despite limited electrical capacity. Both teams played without coach-to-player communication systems, sideline iPads, and a functioning scoreboard for portions of the contest. While power returned in phases throughout the night, the venue did not reach full operational capacity before the end of the game. Cody Farrill, deputy chief of staff for Governor Ron DeSantis, stated that initial indications pointed to a stadium-specific electrical issue rather than a city-wide grid failure.

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