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Week 15 Friday Locks: A Final Weekend to Settle It All

The final Friday Locks of the 2025 football season arrive with no breathing room left. After a combined 6–6 showing last week, the overall record…

Friday Locks, Week 14 | Rivalries & Reckonings

M. HofeldNovember 28, 2025 1 Comment Alabama Crimson Tide Football Auburn Tigers Football Georgia Bulldogs Footbal Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Kansas Jayhawks Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels Football Oregon Ducks Football Purdue Boilermakers Football Texas A&M Aggies Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Utah Utes Football Washington Huskies Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

After six straight weeks of one of us running the table, reality finally caught up in Week 13. The perfect-weekend streak snapped, and we collectively…

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

M. HofeldNovember 7, 2025 1 Comment Auburn Tigers Football Friday Locks Georgia Bulldogs Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Missouri Tigers Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Oklahoma Sooners Oregon Ducks Football Penn State Nittany Lions Football Texas A&M Aggies Football USC Trojans Football Vanderbilt Commodores Football

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: Week 9 – Cougars, Chaos, and Course Correction

M. HofeldOctober 24, 2025 1 Comment Alabama Crimson Tide Football BYU Cougars Football Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa State Cyclones Football LSU Tigers Football Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Missouri Tigers Football North Carolina Tar Heels Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Oregon Ducks Football South Carolina Gamecocks Football Syracuse Orange Football Texas A&M Aggies Football Texas Longhorns Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football UCLA Bruins Football Vanderbilt Commodores Football Virginia Cavilers Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

After a few weeks of frustration, Friday Locks finally swung a little momentum back in the right direction. We went 7–5 collectively in Week 8,…

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 | Can Oregon Bounce Back?

M. HofeldOctober 15, 2021 No Comments Baylor Bears Football BYU Cougars Football Cal Golden Bears Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas Jayhawks Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Michigan State Spartans Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys Oregon Ducks Football Purdue Boilermakers Football San Diego State Football San Jose State Football Texas Tech Red Raiders Football

I know Oregon is coming off of a tough loss to Stanford, but only being a 13.5 favorite over UCLA at home seems like a steal. I think the Ducks win this one in a big way.

Friday Locks | Big Weekend For The Bearcats

M. HofeldSeptember 17, 2021 No Comments Alabama Crimson Tide Football Army Black Knights Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Florida Gators Football Fresno State Bulldogs Football Georgia Bulldogs Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa Hawkeyes Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Kent Football Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Nevada Football New Mexico Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Oklahoma State Cowboys South Carolina Football Texas A&M Football UCLA Bruins Football UConn Football Virginia Tech Hokies Football West Virginia Mountaineers Football

We rebounded from a bad Week 1 and absolutely crushed it in Week 2!

Friday Locks | Cincinnati Should Be Favored By More!

M. HofeldNovember 20, 2020 No Comments Appalachian State Football Arkansas Razorbacks Football Cincinnati Bearcats Football Coastal Carolina Football Indiana Hoosiers Football Iowa State Cyclones Football Kansas State Wildcats Football Louisville Cardinals Football LSU Tigers Football Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Northwestern Wildcats Football Ohio State Buckeyes Football Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Football Recruiting Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Recruiting Oregon Ducks Football Purdue Boilermakers Football Syracuse Orange Football UCF Football UCLA Bruins Football USC Trojans Football Utah Utes Football Wisconsin Badgers Football

The Bearcats have built quite the reputation this season based upon a stout defense that surrenders a mere 12.4 points per outing. However, the ability to score 41.6 points per game (No. 13 in the country statistically) doesn’t allow opponents much room for mistakes. Similarly, UCF has the capability of scoring quickly themselves. Yet, it’s hard to ignore the defensive differences in this one. If defense wins championships then I have to bank on the Cincy program claiming a win and covering here.