McNeese State vs. LSU Game Cancelled Due to Lightning, Inclement Weather

LSU was slated to open its regular-season slate Saturday against McNeese State in Baton Rouge, but inclement weather postponed the tune-up game for the 13th-ranked Tigers.  

According to Gannett Louisiana's Glenn Guilbeau, the Sept. 5 game was cancelled after storms loaded with lightning prevented the clash from continuing past the 10:08 mark of the first quarter. The game was scoreless at the time of the suspension. 

The latest the game could have resumed was midnight, per Guilbeau, but the weather didn't let up and officials were forced to send both teams home. 

There are no plans to reschedule the game, according to LSU Football on Twitter, so it appears as though Les Miles' team will play an 11-game regular season starting next Saturday on the road against Mississippi State. 

"To the fans, thanks for coming and being a part," LSU head coach Les Miles said, via LSU Football. "We tried. We gave every consideration to playing."

On Sept. 9, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said the school planned to refund tickets, and that the cancellation would cost the school somewhere between $1.2 and $3.2 million, according to Scott Rabalais and Sheldon Mickelson of the New Orleans Advocate. 

“In the end, we believe that issuing the refund is quite simply the right thing to do in this case,” Alleva said, per Rabalais and Mickelson “We have a plan in place that fairly reimburses fans who purchased tickets through our ticket office.” 

Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee indicated LSU could be in trouble as a result of Saturday's events: 

Matched up against a talented Bulldogs team led by quarterback Dak Prescott, the Tigers will need to channel their frustration from Saturday's suspension into a complete effort against a tough SEC foe.