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

Eli Drinkwitz has a favorable draw for 2025.

Missouri Tigers Football Why Mizzou might have the 2025 version of Indiana’s schedule

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 6, 2025

Missouri Tigers Football Why Mizzou might have the 2025 version of Indiana’s schedule

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 6, 2025

The guys draft 2025 Comeback Candidates on the latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast.

College Football Watch: Drafting 2025 Comeback Candidates, Aaron Murray talks Arch Manning take, Carson Beck fallout & SEC QBs

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 5, 2025

College Football Watch: Drafting 2025 Comeback Candidates, Aaron Murray talks Arch Manning take, Carson Beck fallout & SEC QBs

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 5, 2025

Ryan Williams made a promise that made the rounds.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Ryan Williams is great, but he hasn’t exactly earned the right to call Vanderbilt ‘an ant’

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 5, 2025

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Ryan Williams is great, but he hasn’t exactly earned the right to call Vanderbilt ‘an ant’

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 5, 2025

College Football The winners and losers of a potential 5+11 Playoff model

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 4, 2025

Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti have all the power in this new Playoff format.

SEC Football Ranking the SEC’s 8 best chances to host College GameDay in 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 3, 2025

Which SEC games will host College GameDay in 2025?

Ole Miss Rebels Football The most impressive thing about Austin Simmons will become the new ‘Ryan Williams is 17’ broadcast note of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 2, 2025

Austin Simmons is looking to become the next great Lane Kiffin quarterback.

College Football It’s not too early to daydream about how incredible Week 3 will be

Connor O'Gara

• Jun 1, 2025

Billy Napier and Brian Kelly will face off at the end of an epic Week 3.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Ryan Williams earned an EA Sports ’26 cover, but what will his play earn him in 2025?

Connor O'Gara

• May 31, 2025

Can Ryan Williams possibly live up to the hype in Year 2?

Georgia Bulldogs Football Kirby Smart defended Gunner Stockton after Paul Finebaum’s criticism, but a bigger question looms with that dynamic

Connor O'Gara

• May 30, 2025

Gunner Stockton and Kirby Smart have a unique bond, but will that lead UGA to a national title in 2025?

College Football Watch: Greg Sankey got everyone upset, Michael Katz talks Lane Kiffin, Austin Simmons & Pete Golding

Connor O'Gara

• May 29, 2025

Greg Sankey upset plenty of people with his Playoff comments.

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