WATCH: Good sign? Bald eagle lands on Notre Dame fans prior to Cotton Bowl

The pregame National Anthem ceremony did not go as planned at the Cotton Bowl.

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As a part of the ceremony, a bald eagle was released that flew around the stadium. Unfortunately, instead of heading to its handler, the eagle decided to stop in a section of Notre Dame fans.

He was first spotted grabbing onto the shoulder of a Fighting Irish fan in green before flying away:

We have a bald eagle on the loose at the Cotton Bowl! Just landing on random people…. pic.twitter.com/bhgmI9OgkH

— Laken Litman (@LakenLitman) December 29, 2018

The eagle landed on a Notre Dame fan. I guess the Irish are winning… #CottonBowl pic.twitter.com/g7XwA57E6F

— Emily Van Buskirk (@Emilnem) December 29, 2018

From there, the eagle landed on the outstretched arm of a fan in gray:

🦅☘️ pic.twitter.com/5upm9Ym4L4

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) December 29, 2018

NOTRE DAME BY ONE MILLION!!!! GO IRISH !!! #GOIrish pic.twitter.com/aafwKSVorh

— Boba Bettis (@CBusIrish) December 29, 2018

Is this some sort of omen for the Fighting Irish?