Mississippi linebacker coach Mike Grant sustained a minor burn on his side Saturday when his headset was struck by lightning during the Rebels' 21-10 loss to Alabama.
Grant was burned during a spectacular lightning storm that caused officials to suspend the game for 25 minutes in the second quarter. The lightning went through his headset and into the transmitter attached to his belt.Grant returned to the sideline when play resumed and even put his headset back on.
Rain continued after the resumption, but the sun actually broke through the clouds in the second half.
The game started in sunshine at 2:37 p.m. CDT, but a line of dark clouds soon began moving over Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The rain began late in the first quarter, and by the opening minutes of the next period it was a downpour that made it difficult to hold the ball.