Friday Locks Week 8: Craig Saves the Weekend as Matt Claims the Cone of Shame

Well, that didn’t last long. After two straight 9-3 weekends had us feeling like we were finally getting the hang of this college football thing,…

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2026 SEC Week 8 Power Rankings: Tennessee Takes Control as Ole Miss and Kentucky Chase the Crown

Welcome to the Week 8 SEC Power Rankings, where the road to Atlanta continues to twist and turn, and nobody seems interested in making this…

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Friday Locks Week 6: Caleb Goes Perfect as We All Find Our Footing

Well, look at that. We can actually pick football games. After a miserable Week 5 and a collective 3-9 showing, the Heartland Sports crew finally…

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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 Football Preseason Position Rankings | Quarterbacks

The formula for surviving the modern SEC has officially shifted: if you don’t have an elite answer under center, you don’t have a chance. As…

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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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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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Friday Locks – Week 13: Chasing Lucky Number Seven

For six straight weeks, one of us has delivered a flawless 3–0 performance, and the heater shows no signs of cooling off. After another collectively…

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