No. 6 Oregon’s trip to Boone Pickens Stadium got caught in a storm before the Ducks and Oklahoma State ever took the field.
Kickoff, originally set for 12 p.m. ET, was pushed back as thunderstorms and lightning rolled through the Stillwater area.
Oregon Football announced that the game would be delayed because of the weather, and then posted another update after a second lightning strike within the eight-mile radius around 12:10 p.m. ET.
That pushed the start back even further, with the Ducks saying kickoff would be no earlier than 10:30 a.m. PT.
ESPN’s Max Olson reported that organizers were aiming for a 1:15 p.m. ET, 12:15 p.m. local time kickoff at Boone Pickens Stadium, though that remained tentative. Another lightning strike would trigger a longer delay.
The weather did not appear to have much effect on the field about 30 minutes before the original start time, even if the sky looked threatening. Boone Pickens Stadium was set to host Oklahoma State’s first home game under Eric Morris, with No. 6 Oregon in town, but the clock was still at the mercy of the storm system overhead.
Under NCAA lightning policy, play can resume 30 minutes after the last visible lightning strike. The NCAA says activity must stay suspended until 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder is heard or the last strike of lightning is seen, and that clock resets with each new flash or rumble. If a venue is working with a professional meteorologist using real-time lightning data, other criteria can be used to determine an earlier safe restart.
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