A skydiver narrowly escaped serious harm after becoming entangled on a wire during a pregame stunt at the Armed Forces Bowl, which took place on January 2nd. The incident unfolded at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, just before Texas State University faced off against Rice University.

The parachutist became trapped on a cable located behind the end zone, briefly hanging in mid-air before plummeting several feet to the ground. Fortunately, he managed to avoid significant injury.

According to the Houston Chronicle, a spokesperson for the Armed Forces Bowl confirmed that the man walked away from the mishap unscathed, and no one else was injured.

“He was able to walk away under his own power,” stated Drew Harris, the bowl game’s media director. Harris noted that the parachutist’s identity is currently unknown.

In a separate incident, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was reportedly “sent home” after being seen shoving four University of South Carolina football players. This occurred during a college football game between Texas A&M and South Carolina on November 15th at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

“He got up, grabbed his parachute and walked off,” Harris told The Athletic.

Harris said high winds at the time of the landing contributed to the entanglement. Weather reports showed winds of about 12 miles per hour at the time of kickoff, according to the National Weather Service.

The parachuters were part of the All Veteran Group parachuting team, a group of military veterans that has been performing since 2011.

According to their website, the group is involved in over 150 parachute shows each year.

The group has performed at many NFL and college football games in the past, including previous Armed Forces Bowls and Carolina Panthers home games in Charlotte.

Texas State reporter Keff Ciardello posted a video of the incident on X, reporting that only three of the five parachuters landed as planned. In addition to the parachuter who got caught on the wire, one reportedly landed safely outside of the stadium.

In the video, viewers can hear the crowd’s audible gasp when the unidentified member of the team got caught on the wire.

“Stuff like this is why my fear of heights will never go away lol but truly hope all involved are okay. Wow!” commented one user under the post.

“Praying he is ok. 🙏” said another.

The small mishap did not affect any other parts of the pregame ceremony. The scheduled F-35 flyover happened without issue, and the game was not delayed at all.

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Texas State defeated Rice, 41-10, in the bowl game, capping off the school’s final season in the Sun Belt Conference. Texas State will be moving to the Pac-12 Conference starting next season.

“Really happy for the players and the coaching staff and everyone involved with our success,” said Texas State head coach GJ Kinne after the game. “It’s been an up and down year … and I think the way we finished speaks to what we have going on over here at Texas State. Super proud of everyone involved.”

Friday marked Texas State’s third bowl game victory over the past three seasons.

With the win, Texas State finishes the year 7-6, posting three-straight winning campaigns for the first time in program history.