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

Carson Beck delivered late magic for Miami to outlast Ole Miss.

Ole Miss Rebels Football Who would’ve thought that Carson Beck would have more magic than this Ole Miss team?

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 9, 2026

Ole Miss Rebels Football Who would’ve thought that Carson Beck would have more magic than this Ole Miss team?

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 9, 2026

The latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast digs into the loaded semifinal matchups.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Semifinals! The SEC’s postseason woes, Michael Katz on Ole Miss’ wild run

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 7, 2026

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Semifinals! The SEC’s postseason woes, Michael Katz on Ole Miss’ wild run

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 7, 2026

The stage is set for Trinidad Chambliss vs. Miami.

Ole Miss Rebels Football Can Trinidad Chambliss handle this Miami defense? Why he’s got a better shot than Marcel Reed and Julian Sayin

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 7, 2026

Ole Miss Rebels Football Can Trinidad Chambliss handle this Miami defense? Why he’s got a better shot than Marcel Reed and Julian Sayin

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 7, 2026

Ole Miss Rebels Football Don’t ignore that Kewan Lacy put together a historic SEC season (and he’s not done yet)

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 6, 2026

Kewan Lacy is putting together a historic season for Ole Miss.

SEC Football Non-Danny Kanell SEC takeaways from the SEC’s disappointing bowl season

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 5, 2026

Indiana whopping Alabama felt like a microcosm for the SEC's postseason.

SEC Football Grading the SEC’s transfer quarterbacks of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 4, 2026

John Mateer was part of an interesting transfer portal class.

SEC Football Early thoughts on 2 improbable College Football Playoff semifinal matchups

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 3, 2026

Trinidad Chambliss has Ole Miss on an improbable run into the semifinals.

SEC Football Takeaways from a wild quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 2, 2026

Ole Miss capped off a wild quarterfinal with a statement win vs. Georgia.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Indiana just handed Alabama a taste of its own Nick Saban era medicine with a Rose Bowl beatdown

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 1, 2026

Alabama got a tough dose of reality in the Rose Bowl.

Auburn Tigers Football 5 ideal transfer portal destinations for Cam Coleman

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 31, 2025

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