Watch: Eagle lands on Notre Dame fan during Cotton Bowl flyover
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The eagle landed all right. On a Notre Dame fan. pic.twitter.com/6koNTfitvm
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 29, 2018
A bald eagle that was part of the pre-game ceremonies at AT&T Stadium before the Cotton Bowl on Saturday made a premature and unexpected landing on a Notre Dame fan.
The fan didn't seem to mind.
This fan just got the memory of a lifetime during the #CottonBowl national anthem 😂
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 29, 2018
(📷 via @CBusIrish) pic.twitter.com/Ne2XqltiGc
Here's another view of the eagle's flight:
After the anthem, the bald eagle 🦅 landed on two different Notre Dame fans in the stands...@TheJRob is hoping that’s a good sign. pic.twitter.com/9ZbdXL9Jp2
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) December 29, 2018
Notre Dame kicked off the first College Football Playoff semifinal against Clemson moments after the comical mishap.
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