Friday Locks – Heartland Sports

Friday Locks – Week 11: Chasing Perfection and Looking for Redemption

After four straight weeks of at least one staff member turning in a perfect 3–0 record, the Friday Locks crew has built a quiet little…

Friday Locks: The Redemption Tour (Week 7)

M. HofeldOctober 10, 2025 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Arkansas Razorbacks Football Auburn Tigers Football Colorado Buffaloes Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Illinois Fighting Illini Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Michigan Wolverines Football Missouri Tigers Football North Texas Mean Green Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels Football South Florida Bulls Football Tennessee Volunteers Football USC Trojans Football USF Bulls Football Washington State Cougars Football

After the absolute disaster that was last week’s picks, we’re coming into Week 7 humbled… but not hopeless. Let’s just call it what it was…

Friday Locks Week 6: Big 12 Toss-Ups, SEC Heavyweights, and BYU Under the Lights

M. HofeldOctober 3, 2025 1 Comment Alabama Crimson Tide Football BYU Cougars Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Florida Gators Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Houston Cougars Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kent State Golden Flashes Football Kentucky Wildcats Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Penn State Nittany Lions Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football UCLA Bruins Football Vanderbilt Commodores Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

Last week’s Friday Locks left us sitting right in the middle — a clean .500 record at 6-6. Not a losing week, but not quite…

Friday Locks – Week 5: Embracing the Chaos

M. HofeldSeptember 26, 2025 No Comments Arizona State Sun Devils Football Arizona Wildcats Football BYU Cougars Football Colorado Buffaloes Football Florida State Seminoles Football Friday Locks Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Iowa State Cyclones Football LSU Tigers Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels Football Oregon Ducks Football Penn State Nittany Lions Football TCU Horned Frogs Football Virginia Cavilers Football Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football Washington Huskies Football

The Friday Locks segment has become as much about the comedy as the competition. After another week of futility—where only one of us managed to…

Friday Locks: Week 4’s Heavy Favorites and Road Dogs

M. HofeldSeptember 19, 2025 1 Comment Auburn Tigers Football Friday Locks Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Illinois Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Michigan Wolverines Football Missouri Tigers Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Ole Miss Rebels Football Oregon Ducks Football Oregon State Beavers Football South Carolina Gamecocks Football Temple Owls Football Tennessee Volunteers Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Tulane Green Wave Football UAB Blazers Football Utah Utes Football

It’s safe to say Week 3 wasn’t kind to us despite our high hopes that it would be. As a group we limped to a…

Friday Locks Week 2: Favorites Only

M. HofeldSeptember 5, 2025 No Comments Arizona State Sun Devils Football Baylor Bears Footbal Duke Blue Devils Football Friday Locks Illinois Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kentucky Wildcats Football Michigan Wolverines Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Ole Miss Rebels Football San Jose State Football SMU Mustangs Football Texas Longhorns Football

Welcome back to another week of Friday Locks! After a solid 7-5 showing in Week 1, we sit at 13-11 on the season, with Craig…

Friday Locks: Week 1 Predictions from Columbus to Norman

M. HofeldAugust 29, 2025 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Clemson Tigers Football Florida State Seminoles Football Friday Locks Illinois State Redbirds Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas State Wildcats Football LSU Tigers Football North Dakota Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Old Dominion Football South Carolina Gamecocks Football South Dakota Jack Rabbits Football Syracuse Orange Football Tennessee Volunteers Football Texas Longhorns Football Virginia Tech Hokies Football

Our crew is back for another round of Friday Locks after going 6–6 last week, with three of the four of us finishing with winning…

Friday Locks: From Ireland to the Islands

M. HofeldAugust 22, 2025 1 Comment against the spread Fresno State Bulldogs Football Friday Locks Hawaii Warriors Football Idaho State Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas Jayhawks Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Oklahoma Sooners Sam Houston Football Stanford Cardinal Football UNLV Rebels Football Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football

The 2025 college football season has finally arrived, which means so has our Friday Locks feature. Each week our crew will each take three games,…

Bulldogs or Longhorns? Friday Locks: Championship Week

M. HofeldDecember 6, 2024 No Comments Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Oklahoma Sooners Texas Longhorns

It’s all going to come down to championship week. Caleb and Matt are separated by just one game and this week we’re taking a look…

Gamecocks or Tigers? Friday Locks: Week 13

M. HofeldNovember 30, 2024 No Comments Friday Locks Oklahoma Sooners

It’s a bittersweet weekend because it’s bringing us the final regular season Saturday of the college football season, but it’s also bringing us a ton…