Greg Sankey has issued a statement from the SEC office, and publicly reprimanded both head coaches, Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher, amid their ongoing feud over name, image and likeness issues.

Sankey said conduct and sportsmanship were not met on Wednesday night, starting with Saban’s comments.

“There is tremendous frustration concerning the absence of consistent rules from state to state related to name, image and likeness,” Sankey said in a statement. “We need to work together to find solutions and that will be our focus at the upcoming SEC Spring Meetings.

Sankey said comments from Saban and Fisher were a violation of multiple SEC bylaws, mainly for public criticism toward ethical conduct.

“The membership of the Southeastern Conference has established expectations for conduct and sportsmanship that were not met last night nor today,” said Sankey. “A hallmark of the SEC is intense competition within an environment of collaboration. Public criticism of any kind does not resolve issues and creates a distraction from seeking solutions for the issues facing college athletics today. There is tremendous frustration concerning the absence of consistent rules from state to state related to name, image and likeness. We need to work together to find solutions and that will be our focus at the upcoming SEC Spring Meetings.”