ESPN caught some heat after not showing the national anthem prior to the Sugar Bowl after the New Orleans terrorist attack.

Former ESPNer Sage Steele believed it was a “blatant decision” by the network to skip the national anthem during the Sugar Bowl broadcast a day after a terrorist attack occurred in New

The postponed game broadcast nearly went off without a hitch, but Burke Magnus said ESPN's omission of the anthem was a 'human error' and the people responsible 'feel terrible about it.'

ESPN faced a lot of criticism earlier this month after the network failed to show the national anthem ahead of the Sugar Bowl, which was postponed a day following as a result of a terrorist attack in New Orleans,

The network came under fire over not broadcasting two moments on its Sugar Bowl broadcast a day after a terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured over two dozen more.

They’re eating themselves! They’re eating themselves! Earlier in January, ESPN was hit with criticism all across the country for not broadcasting the national anthem prior to the Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff game was postponed by 24 hours after the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.