Daytona Beach News-Journal

UCF football game delay: Knights vs. Sam Houston pushed back due to lightning near stadium

By Chris Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal,

15 hours ago

ORLANDO — Kickoff for UCF's non-conference home game with Sam Houston was delayed due to inclement weather in the vicinity of FBC Mortgage Stadium and moved to 7:02 p.m. Saturday.

According to the school's Fan Experience account on X, UCF was required to wait for a 30-minute window with no lightning strikes within 8 miles of the stadium in order to start the pregame clock and open the stadium bowl.

The weather delay started around 4:45 p.m. Kickoff was initially scheduled for 6:30.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF football game delay: Knights vs. Sam Houston pushed back due to lightning near stadium

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