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A skydiver at Virginia Tech’s spring football game was left 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 head towards the field but was going against the wind. The skydiver’s parachute got stuck at the top of the scoreboard, leaving him suspended in the air and delaying the game as emergency personnel rushed to intervene.
Emergency personnel used a crane to remove the parachutist from the marker.
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A crowd watches the Virginia Tech Hokies play the Miami Hurricanes at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)
“We are grateful to report that the skydiver was safely secured and is currently in stable condition. Our primary focus remains his well-being,” Virginia Tech posted on social media.
“We extend our sincere thanks to the first responders, event staff and medical staff for their quick, coordinated and professional response.”
Virginia Tech football is entering its first season under head coach James Franklin.
The team hired Franklin after firing Brent Pry following an 0-3 start. After firing Pry, the team went 3-6 and finished 3-9 on the season.
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James Franklin, head coach of Virginia Tech (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)
The Hokies went 10-4 in 2016 and 9-4 in 2017, but have been a mediocre team since, finishing above .500 only twice since the 2018 season.
Penn State fired Franklin last season after three straight losses, a streak that ended with a 30-24 overtime loss to Oregon at home, and the team never recovered.
The team’s second loss came on the road, when it lost 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 a Virginia Tech jersey during a press conference naming Franklin as head coach at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Brian Bishop/Image Images)
Franklin had great success at Penn State during the regular season, going 104-45, but 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.
Since Franklin’s three seasons at Vanderbilt, the veteran coach is 8-7 in bowl games.
Franklin will look to turn things around at Virginia Tech.
