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A skydiver at the Virginia Tech spring football game was stranded mid-air after his parachute got stuck on the scoreboard during his descent in a harrowing scene Saturday at Lane Stadium.
The parachutist tried to steer towards the field but was working against the wind. The skydiver’s parachute got stuck on top of the scoreboard, leaving him suspended in the air and delaying the game as emergency personnel rushed to intervene.
Emergency crews used a crane to remove the skydiver from the scoreboard.
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A crowd watches the Virginia Tech Hokies play the Miami Hurricanes at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., Nov. 22, 2025. (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)
“We are grateful to report that the skydiver was safely secured and is currently stable. Our primary focus remains their well-being,” Virginia Tech posted on social media.
“We express our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff and medical personnel for their quick, coordinated and professional response.”
Virginia Tech football enters its first season under head coach James Franklin.
The team hired Franklin after firing Brent Pry after an 0-3 start. After firing Pry, the team went 3-6 and finished 3-9 on the season.
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Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)
The Hokies went 10-4 in 2016 and 9-4 in 2017, but have mostly been an in-between team since then, finishing above .500 just twice since the 2018 season.
Penn State fired Franklin last season after three straight, a skid that ended in a 30-24 overtime loss to Oregon at home, and the team never recovered.
The team’s second loss came on the road, falling 42-37 to UCLA, which entered the game at 0-4. The third loss came in a 22-21 loss to Northwestern at home, dropping Penn State to 3-3. Franklin was fired a day later.
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John Rocovich, Timothy Sands, James Franklin and Whit Babcock hold up a Virginia Tech jersey during a news conference naming Franklin as head coach at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., Nov. 19, 2025. (Brian Bishop/Imagn Images)
Franklin was largely successful at Penn State during the 104-45 regular season, but he was never able to win a national championship. Franklin won the Rose Bowl in 2022, the Cotton Bowl in 2019 and the Fiesta Bowl in 2017.
The veteran coach goes back to Franklin’s three seasons at Vanderbilt and is 8-7 in bowl games.
Franklin will look to turn things around at Virginia Tech.
