Pitt and Syracuse were about halfway through a surprisingly competitive conference matchup on Saturday afternoon when the teams were called off the field and the stands were cleared for a weather delay as a torrential downpour let loose over Heinz Field around 2:20 p.m. ET
Around 2:30 p.m., Lericia Harris of Raycom Sports initially reported that the weather delay was expected to last between 30 minutes and an hour. However, Pitt later specified that play would resume at 3:25 p.m.
For the Panthers, the timing was a bit unfortunate, as the team was off to its best start to a second half all season.