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2026 SEC Week 3 Power Rankings: Texas Takes the Throne as the SEC’s Hierarchy Takes Shape
The SEC has already given us a little bit of everything. Texas erased a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit against No. 1 Ohio State to produce the most impressive victory on the conference résumé. Georgia responded by hanging 70 points on Western Kentucky. LSU continued its offensive assault, while Tennessee emerged as a legitimate contender behind a freshman quarterback.
And then there is the middle of the conference, where almost nothing is settled.
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Friday Locks Week 2: Four Writers, 12 Picks and Plenty of Bad Ideas
It didn’t take long for us to come crashing back down to earth. After a solid Week 0, the Heartland Sports writers were reminded last…
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2026 SEC Week 2 Power Rankings: LSU Crashes the Party as the SEC Hierarchy Shifts
Week 1 delivered a flawless 16-0 record for the SEC, but do not let the unblemished win column fool you—the hierarchy of this conference is…
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Heartland Sports Week 1 Picks: The Guessing Continues
It’s Week 1. Which means the Heartland Sports staff has once again decided that watching college football isn’t enough. We also need to make predictions.…
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Both Sides Are Wrong in the SEC’s NFL-to-College Mess. LSU Just Might Be More Wrong.
There are moments in college football when you have to stop arguing about who is right and ask a much more uncomfortable question: How did…
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The 10 SEC Games You Absolutely Cannot Miss in 2026
There seems to be a different level of anticipation surrounding SEC football in 2026. Maybe it is the expanded conference schedule. Maybe it is the…
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2026 SEC Football Preseason Position Rankings | Tight Ends
For a while now, the SEC has been one of the most dangerous conferences in college football when it comes to tight end play. The…
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The SEC’s Cupcake Menu: Ranking the 10 Worst Games of 2026
There is a strange contradiction sitting at the heart of the SEC’s 2026 football schedule. The conference is arguably more difficult than ever. The league…
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2026 SEC Football Preseason Position Rankings | Three Very Different Views of the Trenches
The SEC has never been short on offensive-line talent, and the 2026 season is no exception. Across the conference, there are veteran groups, blue-chip young…
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