West Virginia officials denied a report that a fan was struck by lightning during a weather delay in the Mountaineers' game Sunday vs. Marshall.
"Contrary to a report on ESPN, there have been no reports to law enforcement or emergency officials of a fan being struck or affected by lightning at the West Virginia-Marshall University football game," according to a statement released by West Virginia University Relations after the game.
Fans had been asked to leave their seats at the time of the delay midway through the third quarter, but some fans were still in the upper deck when lightning hit near the top of Milan Puskar Stadium.
Play was delayed for nearly three hours due to lightning and thunderstorms before play resumed at 8:50 p.m. ET. About 20 minutes after the resumption, play was again stopped because of lightning.
The game eventually was called with 14:36 to play in the fourth quarter, with West Virginia leading 34-13. Officials from both schools decided it was unsafe for the game to resume.