The only thing that could slow down Duke football on Saturday, apparently, was Mother Nature.

With the Blue Devils holding a 38-10 lead over Middle Tennessee with 5:21 left in the third quarter, the game entered into a weather delay due to lightning in the area. Duke was facing a fourth-and-6 from its own 6-yard line at the time of the delay.

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Quarterback Maalik Murphy had completed 12 of 19 passes for 199 yards, three touchdowns and an interception, while running back Star Thomas added 13 rushes for 72 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Nicky Dalmolin had four receptions for 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Follow along here for live weather updates:

Duke vs Middle Tennessee football weather updates

All times Eastern

8:14 p.m.: And Duke is back! The game resumes after a delay of one hour, 41 minutes. The remainder of the game will be played out on ESPN+, per Duke football’s account on Twitter (formerly X).

6:29 p.m.: Duke football enters a lightning delay with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter of its game against Middle Tennessee. Per NCAA rules, the game is delayed by 30 minutes for every lightning strike.