NCAA football lightning delay rules have a provision of a 30-minute rule. It is similar to NFL.

Any occurrence of lightning within a 15-mile radius alerts the referees. If the same happens in the 10-mile radius of the field, it triggers the initiation of the Lightning Safety protocol.

A separate section is present in Chapter 1 of the Sports Medicine Guidelines published by the NCAA. It provides a piece of detailed information regarding the weather hazard and the step-by-step instruction to deal with it.

Likewise, one would expect to know about college football rain delay rules. But, there are none. Since football is an outdoor sport, players need to play in heavy rain and snowy settings.

The NCAA rule book only mentions the stoppage of active play in case of hurricanes and thunderstorms. Besides that, the play must be conducted in other scenarios.

However, if the infrastructure of the field does not support fast drainage and rainwater is pooled in the field, it can be designated as an unplayable environment. In such cases, the tie can result in a halt and its continuation can be done once the crisis is averted.

So far, no such cases have been reported where the active play has been stopped due to rain. But, keeping the college athletes’ health in check, the officials can assess the circumstance and make rightful decisions.