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

Charlie Weis Jr. has been especially loyal to Lane Kiffin.

SEC Football Is Charlie Weis Jr. loyal to Lane Kiffin to a fault? Let’s dig into that

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 29, 2026

SEC Football Is Charlie Weis Jr. loyal to Lane Kiffin to a fault? Let’s dig into that

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 29, 2026

Ryan Grubb's up and down Year 1 at Alabama took a weird turn with Seattle's run to the Super Bowl.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Seattle’s Super Bowl run doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in Ryan Grubb at Alabama

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 28, 2026

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Seattle’s Super Bowl run doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in Ryan Grubb at Alabama

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 28, 2026

Dabo Swinney hired Chad Morris and cemented Clemson's status in college football hell.

College Football The 8 Power 4 programs who are in college football hell heading into the 2026 offseason

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 25, 2026

College Football The 8 Power 4 programs who are in college football hell heading into the 2026 offseason

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 25, 2026

ACC Football Did the ACC just miss its last opportunity to win a title during this all-important juncture?

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 24, 2026

Jim Phillips might've watched the ACC's best title opportunity slip away.

Georgia Bulldogs Football Has Curt Cignetti overtaken Kirby Smart as the best coach in the sport?

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 23, 2026

Curt Cignetti is in the conversation for the "best coach in the sport."

College Football My 10 favorite storylines that the 2025 season gave us

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 22, 2026

Lane Kiffin's drama was one of the key storylines of 2025.

Big Ten Football Even SEC fans can admit it: The Big Ten just earned its most impressive feat ever

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 21, 2026

Indiana just helped the Big Ten reach a golden age.

Indiana Hoosiers Football If you can’t appreciate this Indiana national championship team, sports might not be for you

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 20, 2026

Curt Cignetti gave us an all-time college football story.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Why I don’t believe Alabama deserves to start as a top-10 team in 2026

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 19, 2026

Kalen DeBoer's team had a quiet transfer portal.

SEC Football A way-too-early top 10 for 2026

Connor O'Gara

• Jan 18, 2026

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