Lights briefly go out between Fresno State and Nevada. Fans have a theory why it did

For a brief moment, lights at Valley Children’s Stadium went out with 4:51 left in the third quarter.

Fresno State was dominating Nevada 20-0 at the time.

Perhaps the only thing that could stop the Bulldogs are the lights going out.

Fans at the stadium reacted and play-by-play man Dan Hellie said “ruh roh.” Analyst Petros Papadakis said “They play with the lights” and “they turn it off and on when there’s touchdowns.”

Fresno State that is.

Social media reacted, too.

Fans used their flashlight from their phones to try to give the stadium some power source.

It’s unknown why the power went out, but it was quickly turned back on, though.

This story was originally published September 30, 2023 at 10:38 PM.

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Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription