This year's commemorative Sports Illustrated cover was not received well, and rightfully so. At first glance, anyone can see that the cutout of Michigan RB Blake Corum was completed in a sloppy and rushed manner. The Sports Illustrated cover used to mean something special, so to see the official cover featuring the 2023 National Champions not reflect that special moment, I took this as an opportunity to take the original design and touch it up a bit. One version is simply the same design and composition, just enhanced. The second version adds some subtle imagery and design changes from the original to elevate the overall design. I provided the original cover as well as the new image I chose for my cover art. You will notice that Blake is at the same position and orientation as the original cover art picture, however the one I chose showed Blake in yellow pants. To match the uniform worn in the National Championship game, I had to edit the pants and bands to blue as well as add a CFP 2024 patch to the left shoulder.