Kentucky Football players raise over $20,000 at tornado relief signing

KSBar and Grilled was packed on Saturday, but not because of Kentucky’s thrilling 29-point win over North Carolina. It was members of the UK Football team, actually, who brought in droves of Big Blue fanatics to collectively help out a community in need.

As many of us know, the western region of Kentucky was heavily impacted by severe tornadoes that struck the area last weekend. The damage that was done will take years to recover from and require an unthinkable amount of money. But four Wildcats did their very best to help mitigate the looming financial issues.

Will Levis, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Wan’Dale Robinson, and Josh Paschal hosted an autograph signing at KSBar and Grille on Saturday, donating every single penny of the money earned to tornado relief efforts. Levis had originally planned on signing autographs by himself and keeping the NIL money. Instead, once news of what happened in WKY broke, he recruited three of his teammates and turned a personal gain into something much, much bigger than himself.

The foursome raised over $20,000.

Great turnout yesterday as these young men helped raised over $20k for WKY Tornado Relief.

Thank you to everyone who came out. pic.twitter.com/6QHbM5iCVX

— KSBar & Grille (@KSBarAndGrille) December 19, 2021

If you missed out on the event but would still like to contribute while receiving a unique piece of Kentucky memorabilia, we’ve got you covered.

KSR Photographer Dr. Michael Huang has graciously donated an incredible large format, four-piece canvas art print, which is currently displayed at KSBar where you can personally view this stunning tribute to a historic season, autographed by the key contributors.

Measuring a total of 3×4 feet, the installation includes a 24×36 inch canvas print signed by Wan’Dale Robinson of his incredible TD vs Florida, an 11×20 canvas print signed by Will Levis featuring L’s down vs Louisville, an 11×20 canvas print signed by Josh Paschal picturing him pressuring the LSU quarterback in the decisive victory, and a 14×24 canvas print signed by Chris Rodriquez featuring a TD celebration vs Missouri.

This is the only one of its kind in existence, a fantastic piece featuring the most memorable moments of the 2021 9-3 regular season. 100 percent of the money raised in this auction will go to Western Kentucky Tornado Relief. All items are available for bidding at 32auctions.com/KSR.