Overview
- The Pitt vs. UCF game, scheduled to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 12, was put on hold when lightning moved through the Pittsburgh area.
- Pitt officials told fans inside Acrisure Stadium to take cover and activated the stadium lightning protocol that starts a 30-minute clock which restarts for any strike within eight miles.
- ESPN2 is still listed as the broadcast home and the game can be streamed via the ESPN app, Fubo and DIRECTV, though the exact start time is now uncertain.
- Both teams came in on dominant Week 1 wins that set high expectations for the matchup: Mason Heintschel threw seven touchdown passes in Pitt’s 59–14 win and UCF piled up 360 rushing yards in a 73–6 victory.
- The delay will complicate fans’ travel and parking plans and could extend the broadcast window, while also continuing a recent pattern of weather-related delays in UCF’s nonconference games.