Just before 10 p.m., Nebraska officials announced that the Huskers' game against Akron will not be played Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Officials were still gathering more information before making a decision on whether the game will be canceled or postponed to a later date.
The official announcement came at 9:55 p.m., 2 hours, 41 minutes after kickoff and 2:40 after the official delay began.
The lightning arrived at a most auspicious moment. The first bolt visible from West Stadium dropped south of downtown moments after 7 p.m., just as a revamped Tunnel Walk began. The proceedings pressed on, the Huskers won the toss and elected to receive, an offensive-minded head coach wanting to put his young signal-caller on the field as soon as possible.