There is a lightning delay at Husky Stadium.
You know that sentence you just read? It has never been necessary before — at least, never in the last 30-something years, according to UW spokesperson Jeff Bechthold. Last week, junior Jacob Eason made history when he threw for the most yards ever (349) by a Husky quarterback in his starting debut.
This week, the history was less welcome.
The severe weather delay officially began at 7:51 p.m., with 9:46 remaining in the first quarter of a scoreless game. Fans were instructed to seek shelter — especially those sitting on metal bleachers — and many huddled under the Husky Stadium overhangs, oohing and ahhing as lightning flashed over Lake Washington and rain pelted the turf, creating large puddles, at Alaska Airlines Field.