The OG Kickoff w/ Connor O'Gara and W...
Connor O'Gara and Will Ogburn return to the mic for The OG Kickoff - your new home for authentic SEC football talk.
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Playoff?!? Round 1 preview! Dari Nowkhah talks ...
The Playoff is here! The guys break down each Round 1 Playoff game with picks for Alabama-Oklahoma, Miami-Texas A&M, Tulane-Ole Miss and James Madison-Oregon. SEC Network's Dari Nowkhah joined the show to discuss all things Oklahoma, including John Mateer's postseason outlook and what happened with Jaydn Ott, as well as the CFP and the transfer portal QB that he'd want. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Claim Kalshi Promo Code:https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/link/kalshi-trading/Please...
116 min
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Key non-Playoff SEC developments, Gary Stokan t...
It's time to catch up on some key non-Playoff SEC developments. The guys dig into all things Heisman finalists, All-SEC discussions, important players for new coaches to retain, new coordinator hires and more. Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan joined the show ahead of his retirement to talk about 3 decades in college football, fixing the sport and whether non-Playoff bowls can do anything to survive. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
121 min
53
Playoff field reactions, Bama demolished by UGA...
The Playoff field is set! The guys react to a surprising top 12 with early thoughts on all of those matchups. They dig into the scariest teams, who got the best draw, what to make of Alabama-Oklahoma and more. Plus, the guys discuss what in the world Alabama did to get demolished by Georgia in the SEC Championship. They close with some Heisman Trophy thoughts and revisit Connor's nightmare travel experience.Chapters:(00:00:05) Playoff Selection Reaction(00:19:00) SEC Championship Reaction(00:...
78 min
54
Coaching carousel cleanup, SEC Championship pic...
It's a fully stacked midweek pod! The guys clean up some SEC Coaching Carousel things with takeaways from the 6 new coaches in the conference. They preview the SEC Championship and discuss who'll win in yet another Alabama-Georgia showdown in Atlanta. Georgia legend Aaron Murray joined the show to discuss the coaching carousel, Georgia's offense and the Year 2 slump for Ryan Williams. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
133 min
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An SEC coaching apocalypse! An epic Iron Bowl &...
In perhaps our most stacked pod ever, we had coaching hires made at LSU, Auburn, Florida AND Arkansas. The guys dig into all the Lane Kiffin drama, as well as the trickle-down effect of those 3 programs who filled vacancies. They dig into all of the SEC Rivalry Week games including what the SEC Championship outlook will be for Alabama and Georgia yet again. The guys closed with a prediction of the CFP Top 12.Chapters:Lane Kiffin to LSU (00:00:00)Jon Sumrall to Florida (00:12:08)Alex Golesh to...
105 min
56
Rivalry Week! Jim Dunaway talks massive Iron Bo...
Rivalry Week is here! Connor is solo today, but he breaks down every SEC matchup in a loaded slate to close the regular season. The Next Round's Jim Dunaway joins the show to talk all things Iron Bowl and the Auburn vacancy. Connor closes things out with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
85 min
57
Diego Pavia to NY? Venables > Riley, the Lane i...
It was a sleeeeeeepy Week 13 slate in the SEC, but the guys have plenty of takeaways, including why Brent Venables took on something that Lincoln Riley couldn't, Diego Pavia solidified his status as a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender, Tennessee finally won in The Swamp and Texas waited until late November to turn on the offensive gas. The guys closed with the CFP Top 12 prediction and some Lane Kiffin thoughts.ChaptersOklahoma / Mizzou (00:04:34)Kentucky / Vandy (00:24:11)Tennessee / Flori...
79 min
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Can Oklahoma & Vandy keep Playoff hopes alive? ...
Somehow it's the 4th Saturday of November. The guys have a loaded pod ahead of Cupcake Week in the SEC. They discuss the 4 Power Conference matchups (Mizzou-Oklahoma, Arkansas-Texas, Vandy-Kentucky and Tennessee-Florida), plus, Lock of the Week. CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah joined the show to discuss the weird developments on the College Football Playoff, the coaching carousel and Texas Tech's rise. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
114 min
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Oklahoma's statement in Tuscaloosa, Kirby owns ...
Week 12 was a wild one in the SEC. The guys dig into all the matchups, including Oklahoma handing Alabama its first home SEC loss of the 2020s, Kirby Smart still owning Steve Sarkisian, A&M's baffling 60 minutes against South Carolina, Lane Kiffin getting an ironic win vs. Florida, Ahmad Hardy's historic night and a perfectly fitting interim bowl between Arkansas and LSU. The guys closed by prediction the CFP Top 12.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
97 min
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Week 12! Can Oklahoma & Texas make statements? ...
Week 12 has arrived and there are some massive stakes in the SEC. The guys dig into all the games in a pivotal week, including South Carolina-Texas A&M, Arkansas-LSU, Oklahoma-Alabama, Florida-Ole Miss, Texas-Georgia and Mississippi State Mizzou, plus Lock of the Week. LSU legend Jacob Hester joined the show to discuss the vacancy in Baton Rouge, Garrett Nussmeier and SEC running backs. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
130 min
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Nussmeier & Lagway benched, A&M rolls, Diego Pa...
Week 11 delivered us ... blowouts. The guys dig into the entire SEC slate, including LSU benching Garrett Nussmeier against Alabama, A&M rolling in CoMo, Vandy winning a thriller in a Diego Pavia-Cam Coleman shootout, Georgia flexing in a 2010s way and Kentucky dominating a lost Florida, who benched DJ Lagway. The guys close by predicting the Playoff top 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
95 min
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Can A&M stay unbeaten? Tricky spots for UGA & B...
Week 11! The guys discuss the first Playoff Poll of 2025. Plus, they have 5 SEC matchups to break down (Georgia-Mississippi State, Texas A&M-Mizzou, Auburn-Vandy, LSU-Alabama and Florida-Kentucky) and Lock of the Week. The Next Round's Ryan Brown joined the show to discuss all things Auburn, Jon Sumrall and Ty Simpson The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
107 min
63
Hugh Freeze fired, Brent Venables' Toby Keith w...
We got breaking news that Hugh Freeze was fired at Auburn, That headlined Week 10. The guys dig into Brent Venables' big-time win at Tennessee, Texas holding off Vandy's wild comeback, Georgia surviving Florida with another late rally, South Carolina fired Mike Shula after a dreadful showing at Ole Miss, Mississippi State finally got an SEC win and the guys closed with the Freeze discussion and who could replace him.Chapters:Oklahoma/Tennessee (00:00:43)Vandy/Texas (00:29:49)Georgia/Florida (...
100 min
64
Huge CFP implications at Texas & Tennessee, Chr...
Week 10 is here! The guys have a full breakdown of their August Draft of SEC teams. They preview all the storylines heading into the first Saturday of November with predictions for Vandy-Texas, Florida-Georgia, South Carolina-Ole Miss, Mississippi State-Arkansas, Oklahoma-Tennessee and Kentucky-Auburn. Florida legend Chris Doering joined the show to talk all things Cocktail Party, the Florida vacancy & some SEC WR trends. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choice...
119 min
65
Emergency pod! Brian Kelly fired at LSU! Who sh...
With the stunning news on Sunday night that Brian Kelly is out at LSU, the guys recorded an emergency podcast. They recap what went wrong for Brian Kelly. Also, who should replace him?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 min
66
A&M is elite, Bama survives, Vandy respect, Ole...
Week 9 was another electric week in the SEC. The guys dig into all the matchups, including A&M's statement win in Death Valley, Alabama surviving at South Carolina, Vandy grinding out another top-15 win, Ole Miss rallying late to beat Oklahoma, Texas pulling off a miraculous comeback, Auburn finally getting a QB decision right and Josh Heupel continuing his dominance of Mark Stoops.Chapters:A&M/LSU (00:03:30)Alabama/South Carolina (00:16:20)Mizzou/Vandy: (00:27:48)Ole Miss/Oklahoma (0...
87 min
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Who keeps SEC title hopes alive? Brad Crawford ...
It's a fully stacked Week 9 in the SEC. We've got 7 conference games, many of which have massive SEC Championship ramifications. Who takes care of business to keep a path to Atlanta alive? The guys discuss all of those matchups. CBS Sports' Brad Crawford joined the show to discuss the Shane Beamer-Virginia Tech drama, as well as who Florida should hire and an interesting national championship hypothetical. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
126 min
68
Billy Napier fired, Georgia roars back, scary B...
We got breaking news that Billy Napier is out in the midst of Year 4 at Florida. The guys discuss that at the end of the episode. They break down all of the Week 8 SEC action, which had 6 1-score games. Is Georgia just inevitable? Does Alabama's win vs. Tennessee erase the last remaining Kalen DeBoer skeptics? Plus, A&M is the last remaining unbeaten, Texas is too casual and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
110 min
69
Revenge for Georgia & Bama? Will 2 SEC coaches ...
It's a full slate of SEC games in Week 8 without any byes or nonconference games, so the guys discuss each matchup with thoughts and predictions on LSU-Vandy, Oklahoma-South Carolina, Ole Miss-Georgia, Texas A&M-Arkansas, Mississippi State-Florida, Texas-Kentucky, Tennessee-Alabama and Mizzou-Auburn. Jesse Simonton joined the show to discuss a bunch of midseason storylines in college football with some predictions for latter half of the year. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more...
138 min
70
Texas is alive, Ty Simpson QB1 in CFB & a wild ...
It was a fascinating week in the SEC with all sorts of takeaways. Texas made a Red River statement with a blowout win of John Mateer-led Oklahoma. The guys discussed Ty Simpson playing his tail off in an impressive road win at Mizzou, and why Kalen DeBoer just accomplished a remarkable feat. A controversial play flipped everything between Georgia and Auburn while LSU fended off South Carolina, A&M cruised late vs. Florida and Tennessee avoided a Bobby Petrino stunner.Learn more about your...
105 min
71
Red River ... mystery? Week 7 preview, Laura Ru...
It's a loaded Week 7 in the SEC. We've got a full Week 7 preview with picks for Alabama-Mizzou, Oklahoma-Texas, Arkansas-Tennessee, A&M-Florida, Georgia-Auburn and South Carolina-LSU. Laura Rutledge joined the show on behalf of Honey Baked Ham to discuss all things Florida, SEC Nation, early-season SEC takeaways and more. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
134 min
72
Florida's bittersweet win, Texas in trouble & A...
Week 6 had some fireworks, especially in The Swamp, where Florida delivered a statement win vs. Texas. The guys discuss what that actually meant for Billy Napier, and perhaps why it felt more significant for the Longhorns. Alabama got its revenge on Diego Pavia, though it wasn't a picnic for the Tide. The guys discuss A&M grinding through a slow offensive start vs. Mississippi State and Georgia keeping Kentucky in the SEC basement.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
79 min
73
Week 6! Can Vandy repeat vs. Alabama? Filling t...
It's not a deep Week 6 slate in the SEC, but there's still plenty of intrigue. The guys dig into all the juicy Week 6 matchups in the SEC, including Kentucky-Georgia, Vandy-Alabama, Texas-Florida and Mississippi State-Texas A&M. USA Today's Matt Hayes joined the show to fill the 4 Power Conference head coaching vacancies. The guys close with Lad of the Week!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
101 min
74
Kalen DeBoer's Toby Keith win, Lane's perfect w...
It was a wild weekend in the SEC. The guys start with Sunday's news that Sam Pittman was fired. The guys discuss what that means with Bobby Petrino as the interim coach. They dig into all the Week 5 action, including what the Kalen DeBoer conversations are now after a monumental win at Georgia. Plus, Lane Kiffin had a perfect week that ended with a win vs. LSU, A&M humbled Jackson Arnold, Tennessee won a wild road game at Mississippi State and South Carolina won its 4th straight Kentucky ...
89 min
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Another Bama-Georgia classic? John Mateer's inj...
It's Week 5 and we've got a LOADED pod! The guys discuss the SEC schedules that were released for 2026-29. Plus, John Mateer's injury could have a variety of impacts on Oklahoma and college football as a whole. The guys break down a stacked Week 5 slate that includes Alabama-Georgia, Notre Dame-Arkansas, Auburn-Texas A&M, Kentucky-South Carolina, LSU-Ole Miss and Mississippi State-Tennessee. ESPN's Ryan McGee joined the show to talk about the Lane Kiffin documentary "The Many Lives of Lan...
137 min