Texas Tech Week 3 weather delay updates vs Oregon State: Latest news and game status

No. 21 Texas Tech is looking to get to 3-0 before starting Big 12 play, but the Red Raiders’ Week 3 matchup with Oregon State has been delayed by lightning in the Lubbock area. Every time lightning strikes in the area, the 45-minute delay resets. 

Latest Texas Tech vs. Oregon State update:

Texas Tech updated the status of the game on social media, announcing that there was another lightning strike in the area at 5:31 p.m. ET (4:31 p.m. local time in Lubbock). That sets 6:16 p.m. ET as the earliest possible time that the game can be resumed.

An earlier update from the Texas Tech football team on X came at 4:55 p.m. ET (3:55 p.m. local time in Lubbock), indicating that there was another lightning strike in the area of Jones AT&T Stadium. The earliest that the game can resume is 5:40 p.m. ET. 

Texas Tech enters the matchup 2-0 with blowout wins over Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 67-7 in Week 1, and Kent State, 62-14 in Week 2. The Red Raiders have significant expectations this season after a major offesason spending spree that attracted the No. 1 Transfer Portal class in the country and this Week 3 matchup with Oregon State was the only real test for Joey McGuire's revamped roster before opening Big 12 play with Utah in Salt Lake City next week Saturday.

Texas Tech vs. Oregon State Week 3 game status:

The game is expected to be played at some point today. It is the first matchup between the two programs since 1959. Both teams have touched the ball so far in the first quarter of play.

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton is 1-for-1 passing for six yards, while Oregon State’s Maalik Murphy is 1-for-2 for six yards. The score is still 0-0 midway through the first quarter. Neither side has gained a first down, as Oregon State was forced to punt the ball away on its first possession, and the Red Raiders' first opportunity on offense was cut short by the electricity in the air.

The delay for a lightning strike in the area is 30 minutes, plus 15 minutes for the two sides to warm back up before returning to the field.

Update from Jones AT&T Stadium amid lightning delay

The latest update from the Texas Tech X page included photos from Red Raider fans in attendance on Saturday afternoon, displaying how they're spending the lightning delay in the stadium.