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Kentucky opens season with weather-shortened victory over Southern Miss

Kentucky is off to a 1-0 start after cruising past Southern Miss 31-0 on a bizarre Saturday night at Kroger Field.

The started of the game was delayed well over two hours because of lightning in the Lexington area.

After a shortened halftime break, the Wildcats added a touchdown in the third quarter. Shortly after that, lightning was detected in the area once again, forced a halt in play.

After a meeting, officials decided to suspend the game and make it official with 9:56 to play in the third quarter:

“By mutual agreement of the participating institutions as permitted by NCAA rules, tonight’s game between Kentucky and Southern Mississippi has been terminated and is considered a complete game with a final score of 31-0 in favor of Kentucky.