At 4:20 PM CDT on November 2, 2024, entering the third quarter with Arizona State leading 21-14, officials suspended play at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater after lightning was detected within eight miles. Fans were directed off the seating decks to areas under the stadium seating. The delay ran 2 hours and 38 minutes (among the longest single-game weather suspensions of the 2024 season) before play resumed at approximately 7 PM CDT. The Oklahoma State Cowboys had already moved kickoff from 3:30 PM to 2:30 PM CDT in anticipation of thunderstorms in the forecast.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Oklahoma State University: At 4:20 PM CDT on 2,, entering the third quarter with Arizona State leading." Incident of November 2, 2024. Added May 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/oklahoma-state-boone-pickens-stadium-asu-lightning-delay-2024-11-02/
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