During the rescheduled Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 following the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, ESPN faced harsh criticism for not broadcasting the pregame national anthem performed by Samyra.

Amid the chaos of a tragic event in New Orleans, ESPN’s broadcast of the Sugar Bowl hit a snag when the National Anthem was mistakenly omitted from the live airing. The network’s handling of the situation has sparked backlash,

ESPN’s president of content Burke Magnus called the network’s decision not to air a pregame moment of silence and the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 2 an “enormous mistake.” The network came under fire over not broadcasting the 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.

Prior to the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia – following a one-day delay due to the New Year’s Day terrorist attack – the fans in attendance paid tribute to those impacted by the tragedy. The national anthem was also a notable moment,

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,