text: But she never got to work. For the first time, the game was canceled because of bad weather, including lightning.
  “The game was initially delayed several hours in hopes that the weather would improve and the teams could play,” Fred Jones Jr., the Classic’s founder, said in a statement. “Unfortunately, that did not happen. This is not only a huge disappointment to the fans but to myself and the Classic staff, both universities, and the many Classic ambassadors [volunteers] who work hard to organize it each year.”