LINCOLN, Neb. -- The season-opening Nebraska-Akron game was canceled Saturday night because of severe weather. It has not been rescheduled.
A lightning strike nearby Memorial Stadium forced officials to halt play immediately after the opening kickoff -- a touchback received by the host Cornhuskers.
Many of the fans among the NCAA-record 362nd consecutive sellout remained in the stadium for two hours until an approaching severe thunderstorm prompted a mandatory evacuation into the concourses and campus buildings.
Despite oppressive heat and humidity on Saturday afternoon, the stadium filled 30 minutes before kickoff for one of the most anticipated openers in program history.