Arizona Wildcats quarterback Khalil Tate knew he was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated about a month ago, when a photographer took pictures of him for the iconic magazine.
But Tate didn’t tell his parents. He wanted to keep it a secret. He wanted it to be a gift.
It just so happened that the covers for SI’s college football preview were revealed on the same day – Aug. 7 – that Brian and Lesli Tate celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
“That’s God,” Khalil Tate said about that delightful coincidence.
“My dad was excited.