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.

Until Saturday, a kicker was the only position that hadn't been drafted from Alabama since Saban took over as the team's coach.

Eagles’ first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell is from Toledo — but he didn’t have to be. In the modern age of college athletics, where the transfer portal has changed all the rules, Mitchell could have left the MAC to join a Power Five school.

Vanderbilt which didn’t win a single SEC game did not have a single selection. Florida, which had eight selections in 2021 and six in 2023, had just one. That can’t be a great

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.