Homecoming at The University of Alabama is always a special weekend, and this weekend’s victory over Texas A&M for the Crimson Tide was no exception.

There have been some great flyovers at Bryant-Denny Stadium over the years, but this weekend, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman piloted one of the three F-5 Tiger II fighter jets from NASA Freedom 250 over the stadium to start this game.

https://t.co/LuS6lh4IzD pic.twitter.com/pf1qtDL7xf

— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) October 24, 2026

Isaacman and his co-pilots were honored on the field during the game, and it was pointed out by the University that the historic Artemis II mission featured an Alabama flag flying with the mission nearly 700,000 miles round trip.

FUN FACT: A #Bama flag flew over 685,000 miles to the moon & back as a part of the historic Artemis II mission 🤯 pic.twitter.com/HDSjOXMThI

— The University of Alabama (@UofAlabama) October 24, 2026

“An incredible day in Tuscaloosa with [Secretary Brooke Rollins], from signing a new agreement between [NASA] and [the Dept. of Agriculture] and meeting with students at [University of Alabama to flying over a packed Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of Alabama vs. Texas A&M,” Isaacman wrote on X. “The same spirit that takes us into the skies will take us back to the Moon and inspire the next generation to take us even farther.”

Seeing fighter jets fly over a football stadium is about the most American thing this nation has to offer, and folks will love knowing this weekend’s flyover was even more special than usual.