ESPN slammed for not showing Sugar Bowl national anthem

ESPN is being criticized on social media for failing to broadcast a moment of silence and the American national anthem at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday in the wake of a terrorist attack in New Orleans.

The attack, which occurred on New Year's Day, forced organizers for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game (held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans) to push it back from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon.

That decision was made by the bowl's committee in consultation with ESPN, the Southeastern Conference (which has a relationship with the game) and the two schools involved - the University of Notre Dame and the University of Georgia.

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