Covington spent a year at Mayfield High and two at Castle Heights Military Academy.

[2] Bo McMillin threw a touchdown to Covington in the 1922 Dixie Classic which Centre lost to Texas A&M.

That year Covington kicked a then record six straight drop-kicked field goals in the victory over Louisville.

The record previously was held by B. W. Tafford, Harvard, and W. H. Eckersall, University of Chicago, jointly with five in a single game.

Centre defeated Georgia 14 to 7 and Wallace Wade's Alabama and claims a Southern championship.