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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…

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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…

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Friday Locks | Not A Lot Of Faith In Nebraska

M. HofeldAugust 27, 2021 No Comments Fresno State Bulldogs Football Friday Locks Hawaii Football Illinois Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Oklahoma Sooners San Jose State Football Southern Utah Football UCLA Bruins Football UConn Football

The start of the college football season is just a day away and that means that Friday Locks are back on Heartland Sports. This year…

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Friday Locks | Can The Pokes Bounce Back?

M. HofeldNovember 27, 2020 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football Coastal Carolina Football Florida Gators Football Friday Locks Illinois Football Kentucky Wildcats Football LSU Tigers Football Maryland Terrapins Football Michigan State Spartans Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Texas A&M Football Texas State Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football

Usually I don’t pick my own team because it rarely goes well, but I have a feeling the Cowboys are going to rebound from that ugly Bedlam loss with a solid win. I’m thinking something like a 20-point blowout.

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Friday Locks Week 8 | Will The Sooners Cover At TCU?

M. HofeldOctober 19, 2018 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Friday Locks Illinois Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football LSU Tigers Football Maryland Terrapins Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oregon Ducks Football Purdue Football TCU Horned Frogs Football Temple Owls Football Tennessee Volunteers Football Washington State Cougars Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

Oklahoma (-8) vs TCU | The past several years between these two has been decided by minimal points. However, I’m not sure TCU has the offense to hang tight with OU despite the Sooners defensive struggles. It’s a new era and I’m banking on a shutout…or at least an 10 point win.

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