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

The latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast dug into key non-Playoff SEC developments.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Key non-Playoff SEC developments, Gary Stokan talks future of bowls & fixing college football

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 11, 2025

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Key non-Playoff SEC developments, Gary Stokan talks future of bowls & fixing college football

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 11, 2025

Kewan Lacy is a top priority for the Ole Miss coaching staff.

SEC Football The 7 most important underclassmen for new SEC head coaches to retain in 2026

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 10, 2025

SEC Football The 7 most important underclassmen for new SEC head coaches to retain in 2026

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 10, 2025

Diego Pavia is heading to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony.

Vanderbilt Commodores Football Remember when Diego Pavia wasn’t preseason All-SEC this year? Now, he’s representing the SEC in New York

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 9, 2025

Vanderbilt Commodores Football Remember when Diego Pavia wasn’t preseason All-SEC this year? Now, he’s representing the SEC in New York

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 9, 2025

SEC Football Early Round 1 Playoff thoughts on a wide open field

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 8, 2025

Alabama's ground game could again be an issue vs. Oklahoma.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Playoff field reactions, Alabama demolished by Georgia & Heisman thoughts

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 8, 2025

The latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast breaks down the reveal of the Playoff rankings.

SEC Football Takeaways from the final Playoff Poll of 2025: Did the selection committee get it right?

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 7, 2025

Alabama was the talk of Selection Sunday.

SEC Football Predicting the top 12 for Selection Sunday

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 7, 2025

The College Football Playoff field will be announced on Sunday.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Does Alabama still make the Playoff? Probably? But Georgia exposed a flawed team at the worst time

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 6, 2025

Alabama didn't do itself any favors on Saturday.

SEC Football Some wild stats show just how new of an era it is for SEC coaches

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 5, 2025

Will Stein is now the youngest SEC coach since Lane Kiffin.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Coaching carousel cleanup, SEC Championship picks, Aaron Murray on Georgia & Ryan Williams

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 4, 2025

Alex Golesh was part of a major SEC coaching overhaul.

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