We have our first coverage bust of the College Football Playoff. Thankfully for a few folks, it resulted in a unique touch down instead of seven points.
Prior to this afternoon’s Cotton Bowl between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame, a pre-game stunt utilizing a bald eagle prior to the national anthem went a bit haywire as the bird flew around AT&T Stadium but instead of returning to its handlers, wound up landing on an Irish fan’s arm in the stands:
The eagle landed all right. On a Notre Dame fan. pic.twitter.com/6koNTfitvm
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 29, 2018
The pregame bald eagle flyover has gone haywire. pic.twitter.com/PQ6nbTdjv2
— 💫🅰️♈️🆔 (@ADavidHaleJoint) December 29, 2018
We’ll find out soon whether the eagle landing on a Notre Dame fan is lucky or not for the Irish soon enough as the first of the semifinal games gets underway from North Texas.