A weather update on the jumbotron of Williams-Brice Stadium before South Carolina football plays Mississippi State on Sept. 19, 2026.
Dwayne Mcelmore
Dwayne Mcelmore, The State
South Carolina’s matchup with Mississippi State will be starting a bit later than scheduled.
Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks were supposed to kick off vs the Bulldogs at 4:20 p.m. Lightning strikes within eight miles of Williams-Brice Stadium delayed that start.
The new kickoff is expected to be 5:35 p.m., USC announced. It wasn’t immediately known if the game would still be televised on SEC Network.
Pre-game warmups were interrupted at 3:05 p.m. due to lighting in the vicinity. Teams returned to the field at 3:35 p.m. before they were pulled off again five minutes later. USC reported another strike at 4 p.m., and lightning lingered in the area.
This is the second consecutive week the Gamecocks have dealt with a weather delay. Last week, South Carolina’s matchup with Towson was delayed for nearly 75 minutes in the beginning of the third quarter due to weather.
Updates to come.
The scene at Williams-Brice Stadium around 4 pm Saturday. Dwayne McLemore The State
This story was originally published September 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM.
Michael Sauls is The State’s South Carolina women’s basketball reporter. He previously worked at The Virginian-Pilot covering Norfolk State and Hampton University sports. A Columbia native, he is an alum of the University of South Carolina.