Parachutist briefly hangs above end zone during Armed Forces Bowl pregame mishap

A typically regular pregame parachuting stunt went awry astatine Friday’s Armed Forces Bowl.

A parachutist appeared to concisely get entangled successful the netting and enactment wiring adjacent an extremity portion soon earlier Texas State and Rice kicked off. After being momentarily suspended successful the air, helium fell to the crushed betwixt the extremity portion turf and the stadium seating area.

The parachutist was capable to permission the country without assistance. Bowl crippled organizers aboriginal confirmed helium was not earnestly injured. 

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Lincoln Pare (7) of the Texas State Bobcats scores a touchdown against the Rice Owls during the 2nd fractional of the 2026 Armed Forces Bowl astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium Jan. 2, 2026, successful Fort Worth, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

No injuries to fans were reported.

Six members of the All Veteran Group parachuting squad were trying to onshore earlier the yearly vessel crippled successful Forth Worth, Texas, got underway. While 4 of the parachutists landed safely, 1 skydiver had to alteration people and different skydiver veered toward the netting.

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"He got up, grabbed his parachute and walked off," Armed Forces Bowl spokesperson Drew Harris told The Athletic.

According to the National Weather Service, winds of astir 12 mph were reported adjacent Amon G. Carter Stadium astir the clip of the incident. High winds whitethorn person contributed to the parachutist coming into interaction with the netting. The parachutist’s idiosyncratic details were not instantly released.

Chris Dawn Jr. (1) and Beau Sparks (11) of the Texas State Bobcats observe aft a play against the Rice Owls during the 2nd fractional of the Armed Forces Bowl astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium Jan. 2, 2026, successful Fort Worth, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

The All Veteran Group was formed successful 2011. The radical antecedently performed a leap astatine the aforesaid vessel crippled 4 years ago. Carolina Panthers pregame festivities astatine Bank of America Stadium successful Charlotte typically diagnostic the radical arsenic portion of the parachute squad for USAA.

Texas State Bobcats caput manager GJ Kinne holds up the trophy aft winning the Armed Forces Bowl against the Rice Owls astatine Amon G. Carter Stadium Jan. 2, 2026, successful Fort Worth, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

Despite the skydiving mishap, a scheduled F-35 flyover inactive went connected without issue.

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The incidental did not hold the commencement of the game, and Texas State defeated Rice 41-10. 

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