Sports Illustrated published four regional covers this week spotlighting the four starting quarterbacks for the four teams in the inaugural college football playoff.  But one of these covers is not like the rest.  While the Alabama, Ohio State, and Oregon covers all mention the names of Blake Sims, Cardale Jones, and Marcus Mariota… Jameis Winston’s name is suspiciously absent…. at least in the big bold letters.

If you zoom in, Winston’s name appears in a blurb on the bottom right corner of the cover with the following script:

“Jameis Winston has what it takes to be the No. 1 draft pick – but off-field issues will hold him back.”

It’s almost like SI is ashamed to prominently mention Winston’s name alongside the other QBs.  Naturally, #FSUTwitter doesn’t need any extra juice to go down the conspiracy theory or media bias well after what we’ve seen this year, but this is curious when you see the four covers side by side.