Photo: Sports Illustrated delivers strong Alabama national title cover
By Nick Cole
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Sports Illustrated is known for being able to encapsulate a historic moment with a single cover shot.
The magazine came through once again with this cover memorializing Alabama’s 45-40 win against Clemson:
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Kenyan Drake enjoys the glory of the cover photo, but you could’ve easily argued for O.J. Howard, Derrick Henry, Jake Coker, Nick Saban or even Adam Griffith to get some cover love as well.
Nick Cole is a former print journalist with several years of experience covering the SEC. Born and raised in SEC country, he has taken in the game-day experience at all 14 stadiums.