A segment during today’s Notre Dame-Boston College game on ESPN today the network aired an old 1941 photo of Frank Leahy that featured a naked man standing the background.
ESPN is just out here airing old-timey Notre Dame dong https://t.co/AxyQYUy9G1 pic.twitter.com/bCWVufKGr0
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) September 16, 2017
ESPN apologized for the accident in a statement to Yahoo Sports.
Via Yahoo Sports
An ESPN spokesperson confirmed to Yahoo Sports that the usage of the picture was accidental — in fairness, what’s behind the red dot isn’t the focal point of the picture — and the network apologized for its usage.
You can see the segment here if you’re curious via Deadspin.
It seems like ESPN can’t catch a break this week following the whole Jemele Hill-Donald Trump situation.