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

Alabama and Georgia will face off in the 2025 SEC Championship.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Early thoughts on yet another Alabama-Georgia showdown in the 2025 SEC Championship

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 1, 2025

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Early thoughts on yet another Alabama-Georgia showdown in the 2025 SEC Championship

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 1, 2025

The latest episode of The Saturday Down South Podcast dug into all the craziness in the SEC during Rivalry Week.

SEC Football SDS Podcast: An SEC coaching apocalypse! An epic Iron Bowl & Rivalry Week thoughts

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 1, 2025

SEC Football SDS Podcast: An SEC coaching apocalypse! An epic Iron Bowl & Rivalry Week thoughts

Connor O'Gara

• Dec 1, 2025

Lane Kiffin had himself a whale of an exit from Ole Miss.

Ole Miss Rebels Football Praise Ole Miss after Lane Kiffin went about his LSU move in the most Lane Kiffin way possible

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 30, 2025

Ole Miss Rebels Football Praise Ole Miss after Lane Kiffin went about his LSU move in the most Lane Kiffin way possible

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 30, 2025

SEC Football The biggest SEC takeaways from 2025 Rivalry Week

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 30, 2025

Brent Venables all but guaranteed that Oklahoma is getting to the Playoff for the first time in 6 years.

Alabama Crimson Tide Football Kalen DeBoer showed his championship-level guts with a 4th-and-2 decision for Iron Bowl lore

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 30, 2025

Kalen DeBoer delivered a call for the ages on 4th down.

Texas Longhorns Football Texas, that win was great, but you’re still not Playoff-worthy

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 29, 2025

Texas waited too long to play to a championship standard.

SEC Football On Thanksgiving, here’s 1 thing from each SEC team that I’m thankful for in 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 27, 2025

Diego Pavia is worth being thankful for.

Texas AM Aggies Football If A&M beats Texas in Austin, the Aggies deserve a Playoff bye, regardless of the SEC Championship result

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 26, 2025

Texas A&M would be worthy of a bye with a win on Friday at Texas.

SEC Football Takeaways from the fourth Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 25, 2025

College Football Predicting the top 12 of the fourth Playoff Poll of 2025

Connor O'Gara

• Nov 25, 2025

What will the Playoff Poll look like on Tuesday night?

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