Before the historical performance on the field could take place, before the Miami Hurricanes could put up a 62-0 drubbing on the Ball State Cardinals on Saturday night that helped reshape parts of their program record book, the Hurricanes had to wait out Mother Nature.
Kickoff was delayed multiple times by a line of thunderstorms . Teams had to leave the field from pregame warmups twice because of lightning in the vicinity of the stadium.
“It’s the first I’ve ever had like that,” Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said of the delay.
But his team remained unfazed — unsurprising considering the veteran nature of the group and the poise they have shown so far this season.
As they waited for clarity on a start time and for an all clear to return to the field, the Hurricanes kept things upbeat in the locker room.
Quarterback Cam Ward watched other games, particularly the Apple Cup — with Washington State, his former school, upsetting Washington on the road — and some of LSU’s come-from-behind victory over South Carolina.