Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark and center Stefen Wisniewski grace the cover of the Aug. 17 issue of Sports Illustrated for its annual college football preview issue.
The Nittany Lions, ranked 14th by SI, are one of four regional covers for the preview issue, along with Mississippi, Oklahoma State and Oregon. The Penn State issue will be distributed throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest.
SI predicts that the Lions will make their third Bowl Championship Series appearance in the past five years, facing Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
Penn State is making its 13th appearance on the cover of SI during coach Joe Paterno's career, which includes being pictured for his selection as SI's Sportsman of the Year in 1986.
The Lions were last featured on an SI cover in November 2005, when Paterno and All-America linebacker Paul Posluszny were featured.
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