No. 6 Oregon at Oklahoma State Delayed Until 1:15 p.m. ET by Lightning

Q: How did a heartbreaking goal-line fumble instantly transform into a game-changing touchdown for Virginia Tech seconds later?

It flipped because Virginia Tech’s defense forced another strip sack immediately after the apparent score was erased. On the original play, Aycen Stevens hit Old Dominion quarterback Quinn Henicle and jarred the ball loose. Keon Wylie recovered and ran it back, but he lost the ball just before breaking the plane of the goal line. After review, officials ruled it a touchback, which wiped out the touchdown and gave Old Dominion the ball. Instead of letting the mistake swing momentum, the Hokies’ defense produced almost the exact same play on the very next snap. Virginia Tech got to Henicle again, forced another fumble, and this time Tyson Flowers recovered in the end zone for a defensive touchdown. So the heartbreaking goal-line error turned into points within seconds because the touchback gave Old Dominion one more offensive play, and Virginia Tech’s pass rush immediately punished it. The sequence captured both extremes at once: a seven-point chance lost by a ball dropped before the goal line, then seven points gained moments later by another forced fumble that ended cleanly in the end zone. It was one of the wildest swings of Week 2 and a clear example of Virginia Tech’s pressure-driven defense changing the game almost instantly.

3 articles · Updated · NCAA.com · Sep 12

No. 6 Oregon’s road game at Oklahoma State was pushed back from its noon kickoff to at least 1:15 p.m. ET after lightning strikes near Stillwater.
Stillwater weather halted pregame activity during warmups, sending both teams off the field and directing fans underneath the stadium into the concourses.
NCAA rules require 30 minutes without a lightning strike within 8 miles of the stadium before warmups or play can resume, and each new strike resets the clock.
The delay affects one of Week 2’s ranked matchups, with Oregon entering as the No. 6 team in the country.