Iowa featured on Sports Illustrated cover

Iowa's (so far) undefeated run to the Big Ten title game will be featured in Sports Illustrated this week, with tight end George Kittle appearing on a regional cover.

The story, according to SI, will, "take a look at the college football programs that, while in the national championship calculus, are generally not take seriously as title considers, specifically Iowa, Florida and Michigan State. All three programs essentially control their own destiny."

This week's regional cover: KNOCK, KNOCK. Who's there? November 24, 2015

This week's regional cover: KNOCK, KNOCK. Who's there? @HawkeyeFootball https://t.co/cEpkGVDrtf pic.twitter.com/Yb3Mk7JQ5Z

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow)

This week's Hawkeye cover will be available in Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

Iowa has appeared on the cover thrice prior, the last coming in 2009. This is where the cynic/curse-believer points out the previously 9-0 Hawkeyes lost their next two games after Derrell Johnson-Koulianos showed up on newsstands six years ago.

November 24, 2015

@SInow please leave the Hawkeyes off the cover. We don't want it. #SICURSE.

— Ryan Carlstedt (@rcarlstedt)

November 24, 2015

@SInow @HawkeyeFootball Thanks for nothing SI. #SIcurse

— Momaw Nadon (@NadonMomaw)

November 24, 2015

@SInow @ChrisMWilliams @HawkeyeFootball noooooooooooo now the Sports Illustrated curse is in effect! Hawks are screwed.

— Brian Achenbach (@BrianAchenbach)