Roof appears to leak ahead of Michigan-Washington college football national title game

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Michigan and Washington will battle for a national championship on Monday night, but as storms passed through the Houston area, NRG Stadium’s roof appeared to leak.

Videos posted to X showed water trickling down from the roof near the pylon of Michigan’s end zone. The roof was shut, but it didn’t appear to stop the elements from getting in the way.

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A view of the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Trophy prior to the 2024 CFP National Championship game between the Washington Huskies and Michigan Wolverines at NRG Stadium on January 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Sports Illustrated’s Richard Johnson wrote on X that a security person at the stadium told Wall Street Journal’s Laine Higgins the roof was indeed leaking. He added that Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio walked by and was "similarly puzzled."

Severe weather across the south had some parts under a tornado watch. Storms raged from Texas to Georgia and will be by the Carolinas later in the night. According to Fox Weather, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed a large area of the Gulf Coast in a Level 3 out of 5 on its thunderstorm risk scale for Monday night.

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Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. watches during warm ups before national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Washington and Michigan Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

Meanwhile, the weather didn’t initially appear to hamper any part of the national