Josh Kattus Explains the Duality of CFB Players Ahead of WKY Fan Fest

Josh Kattus is not like most typical college students. He wakes up every morning at 7 am, takes an ice cold shower, then drinks a tall cup of black coffee. That type of behavior is why you will not be surprised to see the Kentucky tight end bury opponents on Saturdays this fall.

“I am a definite morning person. You will not catch me sleeping in, especially after fall camp. It’s absolutely impossible for me to sleep in,” said Kattus.

This morning Kattus broke his routine to call into Kentucky Roll Call to talk his trip to Western Kentucky tomorrow to meet the BBN at the Kentucky Kickoff in Owensboro. Almost half the football team will be at the Owensboro SportsCenter from 1-5 pm to take pictures, sign autographs and meet the BBN.

“I’m so excited. I’ve never really been over to Western Kentucky and I’ve never really gotten the chance to go around the state and meet some of these fans,” said Kattus. “I’ve only been in Lexington, so that’s something I’m super excited about, meeting some new fans that we don’t always get to see and I really hope everyone comes out and gets a chance to meet some of their favorite players. We have a lot of good players, a lot of great guys and they all want to meet you. I think y’all will have an absolutely great time.”

Members of The 15 Club will have access to two free tickets at the box office. For non-15 Club members, it’s $25 for general admission and kids under 12 are free with a paying adult. VIP packages are also available at OwensboroTickets.com.

Josh Kattus “Flips a Switch” in-between the lines

When you see Josh Kattus away from the football field, he’s well-mannered, respectful young man that responds with “Yes sir” or “No sir.” The baby-faced sophomore does not look like a football player that eats glass on Saturday. Trevin Wallace calls him crazy. Kattus prefers the word “charismatic.” He brings passion to the field once he flips the switch.

“It’s just an ‘on switch.’ Off the field — it’s really the case with a lot of guys — off the field you talk to ’em and you’d never really think that they go out there and play such a brutal sport every Saturday,” said the Kentucky tight end.

“It’s something that on game days or before practices, when you’re in the locker room getting your pads on, it’s time to go. It’s time to go out there and compete. That’s something I’ve always had to do and something every player has to do. They have an ‘on switch’ and when you get on the field between the white lines, nothing matters besides that person across from you and competing against that person.”

Big plays can easily inject energy into the team. Josh Kattus provides the energy with devastating blocks. What’s his favorite?

“Personally, this stems back from high school because we were a heavy outside zone team. I’ve always enjoyed outside zone, reach blocks, run off the ball, make contact and then take them where they want to go. If they’re fitting outside, take them outside and drive them. If they want to go inside, pin ’em back inside and drive them,” he said.

“I also like working with my tackles as well. I like to work those down, gap-scheme combination blocks. Those are kind of fun too, because then you might end up on a linebacker. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with any type of blocks. But the outside zone, I love that.”

In addition to football talk, I also asked the Cincinnati native for his Mt. Rushmore of Cincinnati sports figures. He included Anthony Munoz as one of the Queen City’s bests, which is par for the course for this mauling blocker.

Hear the entire interview with Josh Kattus on Kentucky Roll Call.