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.

The network decided to skip the national anthem before the Sugar Bowl, a decision that generated some controversy.

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

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