Mississippi State and Memphis in weather delay due to lightning in first quarter

The Mississippi State and Memphis game on Saturday night is currently in a weather delay due to lightning, according to the Mississippi State football Twitter page. Mississippi State currently leads the Memphis Tigers 7-0 with 5:32 remaining in the first quarter. However, as of 9:06 PM EST, there was another lightning strike in Starkville, Mississippi. That meant that it would be 30 minutes before the teams can take the field. Once both teams take the field for a warmup period, there will be 10 minutes for warmups.

Keep it locked to the Mississippi State football Twitter page for the latest updates.

After another lightning strike in the area, it will be at least another 30 minutes before the teams can take the field. Once the teams take the field, there will be a 10 minute warmup period. https://t.co/dkXuO745Sf

— Mississippi State Athletics (@HailState) September 4, 2022

Stats for the Bulldogs

At halftime, the Bulldogs were leading Memphis 28-3. Mississippi State is lucky enough to have one of the most surgical signal-callers in all of college football under center in Will Rogers. He’s going to pepper his name all over the school record books once it’s time to hang his cleats up there. At halftime, Rogers completed 22 of 30 passes for 242 yards through the air, while tossing two touchdowns and one interception.

Mississippi State running back Jo’Quavious Marks had an excellent first half, punching in two rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs. MSU’s leading receiver at the half was Rara Thomas, who pulled in four catches for 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. Before choosing Mississippi State, Thomas was ranked as the No. 113 receiver in America coming out of high school, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings for the 2021 cycle.

Caleb Ducking has pulled in three catches for 73 receiving yards and a touchdown thus far tonight for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs have only allowed Memphis to score three points and there is currently 9:22 remaining in the third quarter. The only score so far for the Tigers came when they kicked a 42-yard field goal with 13:57 remaining in the second quarter.