MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio was incorrectly identified as 'Mike' Dantonio on the most recent cover of Sports Illustrated. In a College Football Playoff special edition preview, the cover teases to an article titled 'How Mike Dantonio rebuilt the Spartans.'
"How Mike Dantonio rebuilt the Spartans" appears on this SI cover leading into the playoff. pic.twitter.com/c2hMjyNa0s
— Mike Wilson (@MikeWilson247) December 17, 2015
The magazine has since begun a process of reprinting, according to Sports Illustrated writer Michael Rosenberg.
@JordanDoddie Our fault. We're re-printing. As you might imagine, I don't write or see covers before printing ... the story has it correct.
— Michael Rosenberg (@Rosenberg_Mike) December 17, 2015
Sports Illustrated has since issued an apology and corrected the mistake.
Here’s the corrected version, which will be on newsstands shortly. pic.twitter.com/RNZs7HoKTn
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 17, 2015
It's not he first time national media has had trouble getting Mark Dantonio's name right. During this past summer as Dantonio was making the rounds through a series of interviews on ESPN, he was consistently referred to as 'Mike D'Antoni' -- the former NBA head coach.
Dantonio's No. 3 Spartans (12-1) take on the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) on New Year's Eve in the Cotton Bowl for a chance to play in the national championship game. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
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