<body><div>(Update 4:23 p.m.): Penn State and West Virginia resumed play at Milan Puskar Stadium at 4:23 p.m. The delay lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.(Update 3:59 p.m.): Penn State and West Virginia are scheduled to begin warmups at 4:08 p.m. with play resuming at 4:23 p.m., as long as there are no more lightning strikes in the Morgantown area.(Update 3:53 p.m): The next resumption of play meeting for Penn State-West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium will be at 4 p.m.(Update 3:39 p.m.): The 30-minute clock reset because of another lightning strike.(Update 3:36 p.m.): Contingent upon no more lightning strikes in the Morgantown area, Penn State-West Virginia will resume at 4:05 p.m. with the gates to Milan Puskar Stadium re-opening at 3:50 p.m.(Update 3:23 p.m.): There will be a meeting at 3:30 p.m. ET at Milan Puskar Stadium to discuss when play can resume.(Update 3:05 p.m.): The 30-minute clock reset again after a lightning strike. Officials had not yet met to decide when to resume the game, per the press box announcer.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — <a href="https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/">Penn State</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/">West Virginia</a> are in a lightning delay at halftime of their season opener at Milan Puskar Stadium. The announcement was made at 2:04 p.m. ET.The Nittany Lions are leading the Mountaineers, 20-6, after the first two quarters.A strong line of storms is moving into the Morgantown, W.Va., area from the west, and an announcement was made to evacuate the stadium.The video boards at Milan Puskar Stadium displayed a message that read:The game is suspended due to severe weather. You must leave the seating area immediately. Seek shelter on the concourse, restrooms, indoor practice facility or return to your vehicle. Re-enter stadium when play resumes with your game ticket.The video boards also displayed the radar map.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1zX2F4_0vGofgN900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1zX2F4_0vGofgN900" width="1200" height="675" ><figcaption>(Photo: Mark Brennan-Lions247)</figcaption></figure>At 2:29 p.m. ET, the press box announcer said it would be at least another 30 minutes before the countdown clock to resume play could start.OUR BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR ON LIONS247 VIP: 75% OFF AN ANNUAL PASS!No. 8 Penn State leads West Virginia, 20-6. The Nittany Lions' new-look offense under first-year coordinator <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/andy-kotelnicki-3570/">Andy Kotelnicki</a> got off to a hot start with quarterback <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/drew-allar-46096466/">Drew Allar</a> completing 8 of 13 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. Wide receiver <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Harrison-Wallace-46109887">Harrison Wallace III</a> was the primary beneficiary with five catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Wallace caught a 50-yard touchdown from Allar on the first play of the second quarter for Penn State's first score of the season.Wallace also caught an 18-yard touchdown on a nice back shoulder throw from Allar with six seconds left in the first half to make it a 20-6 game. Allar set that up with a 55-yard pass to wide receiver <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/omari-evans-46101896/">Omari Evans</a>.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This was the worst of the weather delay for Penn State-West Virginia. From the upper photo deck. <a href="https://t.co/fotDNwVPwh">pic.twitter.com/fotDNwVPwh</a>— Mark Brennan (@MarkXBrennan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkXBrennan/status/1829953328975134825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Live Updates: <a href="https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/article/penn-state-west-virginia-lightning-delay-game-updates-live-score-highlights-stats-235380490/">Penn State 20, West Virginia 6 - LIGHTNING DELAY</a>Allar also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to running back <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/kaytron-allen-46079018/">Kaytron Allen</a>.The Penn State defense is paced by safeties KJ Winston and Jaylen Reed, who have combined for 16 tackles. Reed has a tackle for loss and two pass breakups, while Winston was credited with a forced fumble. West Virginia's lone scores came on field goals by kicker <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/michael-hayes-46149221/">Michael Hayes</a>.The Mountaineers are averaging only 3.7 yards per play.Penn State's last in-game weather delay came in a loss at <a href="https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state">Michigan State</a> in 2017.Daniel Gallen covers Penn State for Lions247 and 247Sports. He can be reached at <a href="mailto:daniel.gallen@paramount.com">daniel.gallen@paramount.com</a>. Follow Daniel on X at <a href="http://www.x.com/danieljtgallen">@danieljtgallen</a> and Instagram at <a href="http://www.instagram.com/bydanieljtgallen">@bydanieljtgallen</a>.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3bmE3s_0vGofgN900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3bmE3s_0vGofgN900" width="620" height="320" ><figcaption>(Photo: Mark Brennan-Lions247)</figcaption></figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1HnMvn_0vGofgN900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1HnMvn_0vGofgN900" width="620" height="320" ></div></body>

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Penn State season opener at West Virginia resumes after lightning delay; Nittany Lions lead, 20-6

(Update 4:23 p.m.): Penn State and West Virginia resumed play at Milan Puskar Stadium at 4:23 p.m. The delay lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes. (Update 3:59 p.m.): Penn State and West Virginia are scheduled to begin warmups at 4:08 p.m. with play resuming at 4:23 p.m., as long as there are no more lightning strikes in the Morgantown area.

Penn State season opener at West Virginia resumes after lightning delay; Nittany Lions lead, 20-6

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