It was aired coming out of a commercial during the second half of Washington’s 37-31 victory over Texas in a semifinal game of the College Football Playoff. A clip of people wandering on Bourbon Street in New Orleans showed a woman pulling down her top to expose her breast.
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“We regret that this happened and apologize that the video aired in the telecast,” ESPN’s Bill Hofheimer said in a statement to The Associated Press.
[Why do football networks even bother with this B-roll stuff during games? Viewers aren’t there for a travelogue, and it only eats up time that might be spent on developments of interest in the game. And if ESPN didn’t know the wild nature of Bourbon Street, then they need to hire more experienced producers. — Ed]
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