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

Arch Manning was completely overwhelmed on Saturday.

Texas Longhorns Football Remember when Texas was the preseason No. 1 team? There’s no sign that team exists

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 5, 2025

Texas Longhorns Football Remember when Texas was the preseason No. 1 team? There’s no sign that team exists

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 5, 2025

Billy Napier picked up a win that fended off hot-seat discussions for a day.

Florida Gators Football For Florida fans rooting for change, beating top-10 Texas had to feel like a bittersweet pill to swallow

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 4, 2025

Florida Gators Football For Florida fans rooting for change, beating top-10 Texas had to feel like a bittersweet pill to swallow

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 4, 2025

Trinidad Chambliss has been one of the stunning SEC revelations of 2025.

SEC Football 10 SEC stats that are hard to believe as October begins

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 3, 2025

SEC Football 10 SEC stats that are hard to believe as October begins

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 3, 2025

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Week 6! Can Vandy repeat vs. Alabama? Filling Power Conference vacancies with Matt Hayes

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 2, 2025

Can Vandy do the unthinkable at Alabama?

LSU Tigers Football Brian Kelly can say what he wants, but there’s no sign that Garrett Nussmeier will look right in 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 2, 2025

Garrett Nussmeier hasn't looked the part in 2025.

Texas Longhorns Football After a bad 2025 start for Arch Manning, here’s reason for optimism heading into SEC play

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 1, 2025

Arch Manning should have better days in 2025.

Vanderbilt Commodores Football Can we just take a moment and process how insane the stakes are for Vanderbilt at Alabama?

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 30, 2025

Vanderbilt has a monumental opportunity awaiting on Saturday at Alabama.

SEC Football Early thoughts on each SEC game in Week 6 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 29, 2025

Diego Pavia will lead Vandy into a fascinating rematch against Alabama in Week 6.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Kalen DeBoer’s Toby Keith win, Lane Kiffin’s perfect week & Sam Pittman fired

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 29, 2025

The guys break down Alabama's upset at Georgia on the latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast.

Arkansas Razorbacks Football Top 5 non-Bobby Petrino candidates to be the next Arkansas coach

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

Alex Golesh could be a candidate to get the Arkansas job.

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