Lane's big QB moves, a Big Ten rant, Edgar Thompson on Rashada mess, & Napier's future (ep. 530)

The OG Kickoff w/ Connor and Will

Connor O'Gara

News, Sports, Sports News, Football

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🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Offseason? What offseason? Lane Kiffin shook up the portal in fitting fashion by plucking Walker Howard AND Spencer Sanders. The guys discuss what those moves mean. Connor tees off on the Big Ten and what a disappointment the conference has been since Ohio State won the first Playoff title. The Orlando Sentinel's Edgar Thompson joined the show to make sense of the Jaden Rashada mess, what Billy Napier's future holds and all things Gators. Bowl Mania group winner Donald Hughes joined the show to discuss his savvy picks, his split fandom and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, what's going on?
0:10.3	This is the Saturday Night South podcast.
0:11.9	I am Conor O'Gara.
0:13.5	Well, let's start with a question here.
0:15.9	Who would you rather be right now?
0:19.3	Walker Howard, Jackson Dart, or Grand Mertz?
0:22.7	I have to feel like you got to go Grand Mertz, that guy has had more job security than Jimbo
0:27.1	right now.
0:28.1	I mean, maybe, but, but here's the thing.
0:32.5	If Florida comes over the top, Ola Lane Kiffin and recruits another power five transfer
0:38.2	quarterback, then you're kind of feeling like, ah, you know what, not the best situation.
0:43.3	Maybe Grand Mertz isn't going to be the guy of Florida, but as of right now, you probably
0:48.0	do have to pick him because if nothing changes, he's the one who's in line to start, whereas
0:52.9	those other two Walker Howard, Jackson Dart, get the, I don't want to say it.
0:58.0	It's surprising news, but they got the big news on, on Thursday that they're going to
1:04.6	be joined in that quarterback competition by Spencer Sanders, the Oklahoma State transfer.
1:09.0	If you don't know Spencer Sanders, here's just kind of the brief rundown.
1:12.4	We got a lot to get to today, but I figured we'd start at the top with this Spencer Sanders
1:17.0	is Viestable MVP last year.
1:20.2	It's somebody that has 85 career touchdowns, four year starter at Oklahoma State.
1:25.2	How does he still have another year of eligibility?
1:27.4	It's always the COVID year.
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