Tulane-Duke opener delayed 90 minutes by severe weather in North Carolina

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The scheduled kickoff time for Duke's game against Tulane on Saturday will be pushed back by 90 minutes due to severe weather in the region. The Blue Devils, who had just secured their first outright Atlantic Coast Conference championship since 1962, were set to face the Green Wave in a 3:30 p.m. contest. However, the decision to delay the game was made as stadium security closed the gates and evacuated Wallace Wade Stadium about an hour prior to kickoff due to the incoming stormy weather. Duke later reported that the gates had reopened, and the game was set to begin at 5 p.m.