Going into the Virginia Tech football spring game on Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium, Hokies fans were hoping for a glimpse of things to come in the fall under James Franklin.
Franklin made it a normal gameday for his team with the Hokie Walk, the warmup, and coming out to Enter Sandman. It was a traditional gameday across the board for Virginia Tech, but nobody saw the scary beginning that happened.
Skydiver has freighting moment before Virginia Tech spring game
Keeping with the normal gameday routine, skydivers jumped out of a plane and planned on landing inside Lane Stadium. It didn't go as planned.
One skydiver made a safe landing, but a second got stuck on the scoreboard and was hanging high above the parking lot. He was stuck there and needed to be rescued by the Blacksburg fire department ladder truck. Fortunately, after he was rescued by the fire department, the school said that he was safely secured and seeking medical attention.
Absolute nightmare situation for a parachuter at VT today
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 18, 2026
Hoping they’re okay pic.twitter.com/UQuDD6YeG2
“We are grateful to report that the skydiver was safely secured and is currently stable. Our primary focus remains on their well-being,” Hokie Sports X account wrote.
“We extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response.”
Skydiving isn't for everyone, but there is an extensive training process that goes into it. It is a great thing to watch, but it takes a special kind of person to pull it off. No matter how much experience that you have, it is very scary when you have it go off the tracks as it did at Lane Stadium on Saturday. Andy Bitter of Tech Sideline posted a picture after the skydiver was rescued, showing exactly how far they were dangling from the top. Thankfully, the skydiver was all right.
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