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Officials Cancel First Responder Bowl in First Quarter

Officials have decided to cancel the First Responder Bowl in the first quarter following a lengthy lightning delay.

Boston College was leading Boise State 7-0 in the first quarter when the game was delayed.

The First Responder Bowl has been canceled. That’s … a first?

— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) December 26, 2018

The game was in a lightning delay of over an hour. It was in the first quarter when it was halted. It’s officially a no contest, meaning Boise State finishes the season at 10-3 and Boston College finishes the season at 7-5.