The Miami RedHawks (1-1) and UMass Minutemen (1-2) met in Amherst, Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon for what was slated to be a pleasant, if potentially wet, mid-day scrap between former conference mates.
Instead, it became one of the most bizarre, action-packed conflicts of the late evening window, as the initial 3:30 p.m. start time was pushed back to 5:30 p.m before another weather delay in the middle of the first quarter pushed the game back to a 9:45 p.m. resumption.
The first quarter started off with a bang, as Brett Gabbert connected with Gage Larvadain for a 26-yard passing touchdown on the fourth play from scrimmage, set up by a prior connection between the two for 38 yards two plays earlier to give Miami the early 7-0 lead.