While week 2 of college football wasn’t as loaded as week 1, there was still plenty of action across the country. Unfortunately, several games on Saturday afternoon were delayed due to lightning.
No. 8 Clemson trailed Troy 7-0 early in the first quarter when their game was suspended due to lightning. Georgia’s home game against Austin Peay was also delayed, and UAB’s road matchup at Navy was affected as well.
Here’s a rundown of Saturday’s games that were affected by weather.
Clemson trails Troy 7-0
The Tigers were looking to rebound after a home road loss against LSU in Week 1. Unfortunately, Clemson gave up a touchdown on Troy's opening possession. Clemson was able to run just three plays on its ensuing possession before the game was suspended due to lightning in the area:
NEWS: Clemson is in a lightning warning.
— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) September 6, 2025
We are officially in a 30 minute delay as Troy leads Clemson 7-0. @ClemsonTigerNet pic.twitter.com/E7vhxSQF9A
It looked like it may be awhile before the game could resume, too:
Radar continues to not look ideal on this game resuming anytime soon.
— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) September 6, 2025
Looks like more weather could hit Clemson around 6:15.
Keep in mind lightning has to be within eight miles for them to delay things further.@ClemsonTigerNet pic.twitter.com/5mzHiHX2S0
Fans could be seen seeking shelter inside Memorial Stadium:
View of the inside of Memorial Stadium during the rain delay…
— Sam Walters (@samlwalters) September 6, 2025
It’s gonna be a while!#CLEMSONTIGERS #clemsonfootball #acc #CollegeFootball pic.twitter.com/cZuHedPaHh
Luckily for Clemson, play resumed around 5:30 p.m. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Clemson's Adam Randall fumbled on the resuming possession, which gave the ball right back to Troy.
And Clemson now trails Troy, and the home fans are letting Dabo Swinney and the Tigers know how they feel:
Boo birds are out at Clemson. Tigers losing to Troy 10-0 in 2nd quarter, w/only 64 yards offense
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 6, 2025
Yikes!
Austin Peay-Georgia delayed
Georgia's Week 2 game against Austin Peay was even moved up preemptively in anticipation of the weather. It initially was scheduled to be a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff, but both teams agreed to start an hour earlier at 2:30.
Unfortunately that didn't help much, as the game went into a weather delay at halftime:
Weather delay here in Athens. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/6LDmXb0LFM
— HBTFDAWGSCAST, the Georgia Football Podcast (@hbtfdawgscast) September 6, 2025
The radar around the Athens area doesn't look too great, either:
Special Weather Statement for Athens. #Georgia game in a lightning delay. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/HrsdNnTqNL
— Jeremy Nelson (@jnelsonWJCL) September 6, 2025
Georgia is expected to resume at 6:02 p.m. this evening.
UAB-Navy delayed
UAB was playing on the road against Navy, and that one also got delayed in the second quarter.
We are now in a lightning delay 🌩️ pic.twitter.com/F7vuonkZku
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) September 6, 2025
UAB trailed Navy 21-14 when the delay started.
All three of these games will need the lightning to clear before the games can be resumed. If the games cannot resume today, NCAA rules state that the game can be resumed on another day or date, or the games can be called "no-contests."
We'll see which one of these games gets resumed first.