Jeffery New Sports Illustrated Cover Boy

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — For the first time since 1971, a Gamecock is on the cover Sports Illustrated. USC junior wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and four other players are on the cover of this week’s college football preview edition. The Gamecocks are ranked 7th in the country. John Roche is the only other Carolina athlete to grace the most popular sports magazine in the country in a Gamecock uniform. The two-time ACC basketball player of the year was on the Jan. 4, 1971 SI cover.