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

Steve Sarkisian has had a head-scratching season in Austin.

Texas Longhorns Football For a coach who says everything is fine, Steve Sarkisian is giving off some weird vibes

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 20, 2025

Texas Longhorns Football For a coach who says everything is fine, Steve Sarkisian is giving off some weird vibes

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 20, 2025

Lane Kiffin's got a fascinating decision ahead.

Ole Miss Rebels Football If you’re among the fanbases who’ll miss out on Lane Kiffin, here are 5 stats to help you cope

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 19, 2025

Ole Miss Rebels Football If you’re among the fanbases who’ll miss out on Lane Kiffin, here are 5 stats to help you cope

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 19, 2025

Kalen DeBoer's squad got a tough break on Tuesday night.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Alabama falling behind Notre Dame in the Playoff Poll? That’s a joke

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 18, 2025

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Alabama falling behind Notre Dame in the Playoff Poll? That’s a joke

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 18, 2025

SEC Football Predicting the top 12 of the third Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 18, 2025

What will the College Football Playoff look like on Tuesday?

SEC Football Early thoughts on each SEC game in Week 13 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 17, 2025

Oklahoma has a crucial matchup vs. Ahmad Hardy in Week 12.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Oklahoma’s statement in Tuscaloosa, Kirby Smart owns Steve Sarkisian & WTH Texas A&M?

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 17, 2025

Brent Venables picked up a monstrous Week 12 win in Tuscaloosa.

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from Week 12 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 16, 2025

Brent Venables picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday.

Texas AM Aggies Football I have no idea what Texas A&M just did other than clinch a Playoff berth

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 15, 2025

Marcel Reed had a wild performance on Saturday.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Can Alabama win a title with this dreadful ground game? Here’s what history says

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 14, 2025

Will Alabama overcome its run-game issues en route to a title?

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Week 12! Can Oklahoma & Texas make statements? Jacob Hester talks LSU vacancy, Garrett Nussmeier & SEC RBs

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 13, 2025

The guys preview Week 12 on the latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast.

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