Thursday’s AAC game between the Temple Owls and East Carolina Pirates had some unexpected karaoke from Pat McAfee. McAfee was calling the game on ESPN alongside Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck and Molly McGrath, and when the stadium lights went out late in the fourth quarter, he decided to channel Journey with a rendition of “Lights“:
Well, you don't see this every day.
The lights just went out mid-game on Temple and East Carolina. pic.twitter.com/G3DSHepHm4
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) October 4, 2019
That’s not bad at all by McAfee, especially on the spur of the moment. For the record, the lights were restored afterwards, and Temple won 27-17.
[CBS Sports HQ on Twitter, McAfee image from his ESPN profile]
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