Saturday Down South Podcast

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 (00:46:55) Ole Miss/South Carolina (01:05:18) Miss State/Arkansas (01:15:53) Hugh Freeze/Kentucky/Auburn (01:22:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 (00:39:39) Texas/Miss State (00:54:13) Auburn/Arkansas (01:09:32) Tennessee/Kentucky (01:17:03) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.fm/adchoices

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

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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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/adchoices

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

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 matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Lane Kiffin," as well as some surprising entries to the Bottom 10. The guys close with Lad of the Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 4 delivered! We got drama galore with Arkansas blowing an 18-point lead in an inexcusable Sam Pittman loss. The guys discuss his seemingly last stand at Arkansas. There was drama to be had in the Auburn-Oklahoma showdown in the form of some horrendous officiating. The guys dig into that, what it meant for Brent Venables and whether we should believe in Auburn. Plus, Ahmad Hardy was brilliant once again for Mizzou in a game that reminded us why LaNorris Sellers needs help. And the guys closed with some depressing thoughts about Florida's offense, as well as some early Week 5 thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 4 might be light, but that's not to say it lacks intrigue. The guys dig into the 3 Power Conference games in the SEC this week, including Auburn-Oklahoma, South Carolina-Mizzou and Florida-Miami. Cole Cubelic joins the show to talk Auburn & early SEC surprises. The guys close with "Pull the Plug" and Lad of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 3 was electric! The guys have full breakdowns of all the action in the SEC, including Georgia's miracle at Tennessee, A&M stunning Notre Dame, LSU's weird Florida win, Alabama's statement vs. Wisconsin, Vanderbilt blasting a hobbled South Carolina and Ole Miss winning with a backup QB vs. Arkansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got an elite Week 3 slate ahead. The guys preview all 6 Power Conference games involving SEC teams, including Wisconsin-Alabama, Georgia-Tennessee, Arkansas-Ole Miss, Florida-LSU, Texas A&M-Notre Dame and Vandy-South Carolina. Plus, Lock of the Week. SDS' Neil Blackmon joined the show to discuss all things Billy Napier and his top 10 SEC players. The guys close with Lad of the Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 2 was full of interesting developments, including Billy Napier's epic collapse vs. USF, John Mateer's coming-out-party against Michigan in a big Oklahoma win, as well as Mississippi State and Vandy pulling off big-time upsets and Ole Miss rallying back vs. Kentucky. The guys closed with some thoughts on the SEC's 8-2 mark vs. Power Conference teams in non-conference play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not the splashiest of Saturdays, but Week 2 is still loaded with intrigue. The guys break down the 5 SEC Power Conference games, including Ole Miss-Kentucky, Kansas-Mizzou, Michigan-Oklahoma, Arizona State-Mississippi State and Vanderbilt-Virginia Tech. Doug Lesmerises joins the show to talk Big Ten vs. SEC, Kalen DeBoer do-over, an LSU bet and much more. The guys close with Lad of the Week! Chapters: 00:00 - Week 2 SEC Picks 01:04:20:15 - Doug Lesmerises Interview 01:45:21:21 - Lad of the Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 1 is (mostly) in the books! There were a ton of takeaways. The guys dig into LSU's statement win and Connor claps back at Dabo Swinney. Plus, what happened to the Alabama at Florida State? Arch Manning's debut was awful while Jackson Arnold and Joey Aguilar both balled out for their new teams. Plus, some closing thoughts on the SEC in Week 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices