North Carolina A&T at East Carolina postponed until Sunday
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- North Carolina A&T and East Carolina's season-opening football game was postponed by one day because of two lightning delays on Saturday.
A second lightning delay before the opening kickoff led officials to push the game to Sunday, with the kickoff at 3:30 p.m.
The first delay on Saturday occurred 24 minutes before the scheduled 6 p.m. kickoff. The all-clear was given at 7:17 p.m. and the 30-minute countdown began, but three minutes before the kickoff -- after the national anthem and as the captains were headed to midfield for the coin toss -- lightning flashed again. After 35 minutes of a lightning show, the rain began at 8:21 p.m. and with the downpour continuing past 9, the decision to postpone came at 9:08.
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2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 6-1 | 10-2 |
| Florida A&M | 5-1 | 6-5 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-2 | 7-5 |
| South Carolina State | 4-3 | 5-6 |
| Howard | 4-3 | 4-6 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-4 | 5-6 |
| Morgan State | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Norfolk State | 2-5 | 4-7 |
| Delaware State | 2-5 | 3-8 |
| Savannah State | 1-6 | 2-8 |
2018 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| UCF | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| Temple | 7-1 | 8-5 |
| Cincinnati | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| South Florida | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Houston | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Memphis | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| Tulane | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| SMU | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Navy | 2-6 | 3-10 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 3-9 |