A unique moment required an interesting call in the first half of Alabama's 45-7 win over Tennessee.

It left everyone a bit confused, but the SEC issued a statement to AL.com to explain what happened when a fumble and penalty collided.

The play involved a 34-yard pass to Irv Smith Jr., that ended with a fumble into the end zone for an apparent touchback.

But wait, there was a flag.

Jonathan Kongbo was penalized for illegal hands to the face while rushing Jalen Hurts. That negated the turnover, but where does Alabama get the ball?

There was confusion in the press box and Tennessee coach Butch Jones didn't seem pleased to see Alabama get the ball at the 1-yard line.

The SEC responded to a request for clarification as to why Alabama got the ball where it did.

"The personal foul by the defense is added to the end of the last run if the run ends beyond the neutral zone and there is no change of possession during the down," the statement read. "There was no change of possession during the down as the ball was fumbled through the end zone. The ball would have belonged to the defense as a touchback without the foul - but there was no change of possession during the down."

Alabama eventually scored, but it wasn't easy. Each team was penalized in the following plays before Bo Scarbrough dove over the pile for a 1-yard touchdown on fourth down. It put Alabama up 14-0 after one of the more interesting 15-play, 85-yard touchdown drives of the season.