Connor O'Gara

Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Down South. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.

Recent Stories

Steve Sarkisian is trying to get over the Kirby Smart hump.

Georgia Bulldogs Football Does Kirby Smart just own Steve Sarkisian? We’re 60 minutes from that being undeniable

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 13, 2025

Georgia Bulldogs Football Does Kirby Smart just own Steve Sarkisian? We’re 60 minutes from that being undeniable

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 13, 2025

Marcel Reed has taken the Year 2 step at Texas A&M.

Texas AM Aggies Football An appreciation of Marcel Reed and the player I wasn’t sure that he’d become

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 12, 2025

Texas AM Aggies Football An appreciation of Marcel Reed and the player I wasn’t sure that he’d become

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 12, 2025

The latest rankings had plenty of takeaways.

SEC Football Takeaways from the second Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 11, 2025

SEC Football Takeaways from the second Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 11, 2025

SEC Football Predicting the top 12 of the second Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 11, 2025

What will the second Playoff Poll look like?

SEC Football Early thoughts on SEC games in Week 12 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 10, 2025

Georgia and Texas have a massive showdown on Saturday.

LSU Tigers Football 3 plays personified the sad ending of the Garrett Nussmeier era at LSU

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 9, 2025

Garrett Nussmeier was benched on Saturday night at Alabama.

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from Week 11 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 9, 2025

Georgia flexed its muscles on Saturday in Starkville.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football As we appreciate Ty Simpson’s emerging greatness, a deeper NFL Draft question lingers

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 7, 2025

Ty Simpson is poised for a fascinating couple of months.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Can Texas A&M stay unbeaten? Tricky spots for Georgia & Alabama, Ryan Brown talks Auburn & Ty Simpson

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 6, 2025

The latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast previews Week 11 in the SEC.

SEC Football If you were Jon Sumrall, AKA the most fascinating person in this coaching carousel, what would you do?

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 6, 2025

Jon Sumrall is a fascinating candidate this cycle.

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