Welcome to SEC Unfiltered, the USA TODAY NETWORK's newsletter on SEC sports. Today, Athens Banner-Herald Georgia beat writer Marc Weiszer takes over:

New Washington linebackers coach Robert Bala brings legendary Alabama coach Nick Saban's recommendation from Tuscaloosa to Seattle.

Put aside getting hired to coach in the Iron Bowl, which is a rare privilege in a privileged profession. What else do Nick Saban, Hugh Freeze and Kalen DeBoer have in common?

The SEC once again led all conferences with 59 picks in the 257-player draft, but the Pac-12 had the second-most at 43. That headline is met with some melancholy, however, with the historic West Coast league losing 10 schools this summer to the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC.

Paul Finebaum loved what he saw out of Nick Saban covering the NFL Draft, and it's not hard to see why the legendary coach made a good broadcaster.

While he may be living his best life as a college football analyst these days, Nick Saban admitting to tamper while former Toledo star Quinyon Mitchell while he was still leading Alabama live on air is certainly something else,

College football coaches are not allowed to have contact with players at other schools before they enter the NCAA transfer portal. Communicating with a player before on another team – especially in an attempt to convince him to enter the transfer portal – is against the NCAA rules and is considered cheating.