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.

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

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

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 29, 2025

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

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 29, 2025

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

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

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

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

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

Lane Kiffin picked up a monumental win vs. Brian Kelly.

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from Week 5 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from Week 5 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

Alabama Crimson Tide Football How did you like that one, Kalen DeBoer haters?

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 28, 2025

Kalen DeBoer shook off the doubters on Saturday night in Athens.

College Football We’re still in September and there’s already a coaching carousel take that’s been debunked

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 26, 2025

Mike Gundy was a reminder that big buyouts still exist.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Another Bama-Georgia classic? John Mateer’s injury, Ryan McGee talks Lane Kiffin doc & Bottom 10

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 25, 2025

The guys break down all things Week 5 on the latest SDS Podcast ahead of a loaded SEC slate.

Georgia Bulldogs Football Kirby Smart’s Bama bugaboos exist, but he’ll have no excuse if they exist on Saturday

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 25, 2025

Kirby Smart has a no-excuses game on Saturday night.

Missouri Tigers Football Why Ahmad Hardy belongs in these early-season Heisman Trophy conversations

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 24, 2025

Ahmad Hardy is off to a blistering start that's worthy of national attention.

SEC Football The 3 most favorable and 3 most daunting draws for annual SEC opponents

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 23, 2025

Brian Kelly and Mike Elko will see each other on an annual basis.

SEC Football Early thoughts on each SEC game in Week 5 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Sep 23, 2025

Kirby Smart and Kalen DeBoer have a monumental Week 5 showdown.

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