Bryce Young responds to Bo Nix's comments regarding 'controversial calls'

When asked if he would like to elaborate on his stance, Nix expanded his viewpoint to not just the Arkansas game, but for Alabama games in general.

“I think there’s — I mean, legitimately — I think you can watch the game and anybody unbiased would think that something is different,” Nix said. “But I mean, it is what it is. It’s kinda how it’s always been but that’s part of the game and they have good players. You can’t take that away from them.”

Since Nix chose not to specify which calls he was referring to, the exact non-calls or referee rulings that Nix was referring to is unclear. In the last game that Nix and Auburn faced Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium, the No. 16 Tigers left with a 48-45 upset over the No. 5 Crimson Tide. Last season, however, No. 1 Alabama ran away with a 42-13 victory inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

In the Auburn victory, the only controversial call leaned in Auburn's favor. At the end of the first half, one second was added to the game clock after a review from the officials at the pleading of then-head coach Gus Malzahn. After the second was added, the Tigers nailed a 52-yard field goal to add three points — the ultimate difference in the game's final score.

For last season's game, it would be difficult to find enough controversial calls that would lean a game 42-13 in favor of the Crimson Tide.

Later in the day, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was asked to comment on Nix's statement about the controversial calls. Rather than addressing Nix's comments directly, Young took the approach of addressing the situation as a whole.

“That’s an external factor,” Young said. “That’s something as a team we don’t look at, we don’t control. So whatever happens that’s out of our control, coach Saban’s always talked to us about making sure that we control what we can control and focus on what we can do. So any external factor, that’s not really something that as a team we’re concerned about.”

Due to his injury, Nix will not be taking snaps against Alabama this weekend. Instead, Auburn backup T.J. Finley will be the Tigers' primary quarterback.

This story will be updated with video from Monday's press conference.