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

Hugh Freeze and Billy Napier have massive showdowns on Saturday.

SEC Football Why with a loss on Saturday, Hugh Freeze and Billy Napier would be fired on Sunday

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 15, 2025

SEC Football Why with a loss on Saturday, Hugh Freeze and Billy Napier would be fired on Sunday

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 15, 2025

Would James Franklin be a fit at Arkansas?

Arkansas Razorbacks Football Would James Franklin make sense at Arkansas? Eh, it’s complicated

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 14, 2025

Arkansas Razorbacks Football Would James Franklin make sense at Arkansas? Eh, it’s complicated

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 14, 2025

Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart have a top-10 showdown on Saturday.

SEC Football Early thoughts on SEC games in Week 8 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 13, 2025

SEC Football Early thoughts on SEC games in Week 8 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 13, 2025

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from Week 7 of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 12, 2025

Ty Simpson showed up in a big way on Saturday at Mizzou.

Texas Longhorns Football Go figure that it took Oklahoma to finally give life to Texas in 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 11, 2025

Texas dominated Oklahoma on Saturday in Dallas.

ACC Football Bill Belichick at UNC is Urban Meyer with the Jaguars all over again

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 10, 2025

Bill Belichick at UNC already feels over.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: Red River … drama? Week 7 preview, Laura Rutledge talks favorite players & Florida

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 9, 2025

The Saturday Down South Podcast discusses the drama heading into the Red River Rivalry.

Florida Gators Football Another top-10 upset for Florida? The Gators would have to overcome some startling Billy Napier era numbers

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 9, 2025

Billy Napier's woes away from home have to fade in a hurry.

Oklahoma Sooners Football I don’t have confidence that Arch Manning can outplay either Oklahoma quarterback right now

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 8, 2025

Arch Manning will have all eyes on him in his first Red River Rivalry start.

Missouri Tigers Football For Mizzou, Saturday’s Alabama showdown cannot be a 2023 LSU flashback

Connor O'Gara

• Oct 7, 2025

Eli Drinkwitz has a monumental game on Saturday vs. Alabama.

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