The Hawkeyes appear on the cover of the Midwest edition of Sports Illustrated this week.  The SI cover shows wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos hurdling fullback Wade Leppert in last Saturday’s 42-24 come-from-behind victory over Indiana.

The majority of sports fans might consider the cover appearance an honor. For those who watch sports from a different angle, like myself, this is more like the kiss of death.

And it's freakin' me out!

Millions of superstitious fans and athletes believe that an appearance on SI's cover is a jinx; a type of curse placed on a person or a team that makes them pray for minor misfortunes and bad luck.

To make things scarier, Kirk Feren...

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