The Iron Bowl has been a bit spicy in the buildup to Saturday's game, and Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe subtly joined the fray Tuesday when asked about pointed comments made by Auburn freshman linebacker Demarcus Riddick.

Tigers' quarterback Payton Thorne is coming off his best-of-the-game season, where he threw for 301 yards while completing 62% of passes against a vaunted Aggies defense. Still, Auburn needed a drop by a Texas A&M receiver to seal the victory in double-overtime after leading 21-0 early in the game.

“I don’t even know who that is … let him talk,” Milroe shot back to reporters on Tuesday. Jalen Milroe responds to the comments made by Auburn’s Freshman LB, Demarcus Riddick, yesterday: