Saturday's clock malfunction and subsequent loss at Texas A&M has been a hot topic of conversation, with both Georgia fans, and apparently players, alike.

By now, you know the story.

Trailing by one point, after a series of inbound debacles that resulted in Georgia blowing a double-digit lead, the Bulldogs had one more chance with time running out.

However, the clock malfunctioned with 5.6 seconds left and, as a result, J.J. Frazier's pass to Yante Maten and subsequent foul on the Bulldogs' leading scorer was wiped away, allowing the Aggies to escape with the 63-62 victory.

Monday, Fox released a statement to address the situation.

"In this instance, please understand there is no way for me to appease all parties. I realize our fans and, most importantly, our players are frustrated. But out of respect to the SEC, I hope to address the closure of the game at Texas A&M," the statement read. "The SEC acknowledged a timing system malfunction and the mistake of not recognizing it. We fully understand NCAA rules were appropriately administered after the mistake occurred. It was unfortunate that when J.J. Frazier looked at the game clock, he saw time that evidently did not exist. It was unfortunate that our players were not able to determine the ultimate outcome of the game and play until the clock hit zero."

Fox concluded the statement by saying, "The ultimate goal is fairness, which I believe everyone is striving to achieve. Any further questions regarding the game should be directed to the SEC.”

Fox's comments came on the heels of a statement released by the SEC after the game on Saturday.

"With 5.6 seconds remaining in the Georgia-Texas A&M game, there was a malfunction of the Precision Timing system which stopped the game clock while play continued. Game officials failed to recognize the game clock was not functioning properly during live action. Once the clock stoppage was discovered, NCAA rules were appropriately administered with the use of the courtside monitor for replay and a digital stopwatch to determine that time expired before a foul was assessed to a Texas A&M defender. Because rules do not permit time to be put back on the clock in this situation, the contest was ended.

"The NCAA uses Approved Rulings as clarifications to various situations. Further information on the application of NCAA rules in this instance can be found in the NCAA Case Book, A.R. 121 which states a correction is only permitted when it falls within the prescribed time frame limit. When it is determined that there is no time left on the game clock, the (first half) is ended and the personal foul is not assessed.”

Georgia (12-7, 4-3) returns to action on Wednesday night with a home game against Alabama before hosting Texas on Saturday as part of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.