The noise around Saturday’s big college football matchup between Brigham Young University and Notre Dame is getting a boost — and it’ll be heard across the Utah Valley.
A formation of F-35A Lightning fighter jets will fly over LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo just before Saturday’s kickoff, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Mountain time.
The flyover will be especially noisy for Utah County residents. That’s because the jets will dip down to only about 1,000 feet above the stadium — zipping by at a much lower height than usual, according to a news release.
Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing and the Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are behind the flyover.
One of the pilots, Lt. Col. Jefferson Page, is “a proud BYU alumnus,” according to the release.
More than 40 “maintainers and flight personnel” from Hill Air Force Base will be working this weekend to make the flyover happen, the release noted.
Notre Dame is ranked No. 2 in this week’s AP Top 25 College Football Poll, and BYU is ranked No. 8. It’s the first time the two will face off as ranked teams.
ESPN’s popular pregame show, “College GameDay,” is scheduled to broadcast from Provo.

Sean P. Means