NU officials thought they could play Sunday; Akron couldn't make it work

Rain falls during a weather delay on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, at Memorial Stadium. The game between Nebraska and Akron was eventually canceled.A fast-developing line of thunderstorms caught decision-makers off guard Saturday night and slammed shut what game officials thought would be a three-hour window to play Nebraska football's season-opener before weather turned nasty.

NU deputy athletic director Bob Burton said that window was among the reasons the school did not push for the game, which became the first in the school's history to be canceled by weather, to be played earlier Saturday.

"During the week and even on Saturday, we thought we had a three-hour window to get the game in," said…