Ohio State Graces the Cover of Sports Illustrated
The
annual college football preview edition of Sports Illustrated hits news stands
on August 11th and the Ohio State Buckeyes are featured on the
cover.
By
Eric Geier
Five Regional Covers
First, don’t get too excited because the Buckeyes
weren’t the only team to be chosen for the cover. SI printed five regional
covers including covers with Georgia,
USC, Missouri and Florida. Todd Boeckman, James Laurinaitis
and Chris Wells were the players selected to represent the Buckeyes on the
regional cover.
Preseason Poll
SI has the Buckeyes ranked number two behind Georgia,
but in front of USC. They have Missouri at
number four and Florida
at number five. Sports Illustrated predicts Ohio
State in yet another BCS Title game
against Georgia.
They also predict another outright Big Ten title for the Bucks despite a 7-1
conference record. SI “experts” also place James Laurinaitis and Chris wells on
the pre-season All-American team.
Sports Illustrated BCS Bowl
Predictions
Rose
Bowl- USC vs. Wisconsin
Orange
Bowl- Clemson vs. West Virginia
Sugar
Bowl- Florida
vs. Oklahoma
Fiesta Bowl-
Arizona State
vs. Missouri
BCS Championship-
Ohio State
vs. Georgia
The Sports Illustrated Top
20
1.) Georgia
2.) Ohio State
3.) USC
4.) Missouri
5.) Florida
6.) Oklahoma
7.) Auburn
8.) Texas Tech
9.) LSU
10.)
Wisconsin
11.) Clemson
12.) Tennessee
13.) Texas
14.) West Virgnia
15.) Kansas
16.) Arizona State
17.) BYU
18.) Oregon State
19.) Pittsburgh
20.) Oregon