During FAU’s 42-19 season-opening loss to Navy in coach Lane Kiffin’s Owls debut, the school suffered through three lightning delays, a familiar sight in Boca Raton in recent years. The delays totaled two hours and 42 minutes and helped Friday’s game become the longest in FAU school history.
“Basically you sign that scholarship to Florida Atlantic, you better be ready for a rain delay basically the first half of the season,” FAU linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair said.
FAU cornerback Raekwon Williams added: “I’ve been through it for four years, so it was kind of like we were used to it.