LISTEN: Will Levis on tomorrow's autograph signing for tornado relief at KSBar

Tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m., Will Levis, Wan’Dale Robinson, Chris Rodriguez, and Josh Paschal will host an autograph signing at KSBar and Grille with all proceeds going to the KSR Tornado Relief Fund. This morning, Levis called KSR to talk about the signing, which was scheduled before last weekend’s deadly storms.

“Initially, it was just going to be a signing for me to go out there and meet some fans and make a little money, which would have been great, but with all this stuff that’s happening with the tornadoes in Kentucky, I just wanted to use my platform and talked to some guys on the team who wanted to do the same to try to do whatever we can to help out. You guys have done a great job with the relief fund and localizing the fund to find areas in need and we’re really excited to get there on Saturday and raise some money for a great cause.”

As of this afternoon, the KSR Tornado Relief Fund has raised over $630,000 for those impacted by the storms. The fundraiser will be open through the weekend. KSR and the Kentucky Chamber will work with local communities and chambers, along with state and local elected officials, to ensure the money is responsibly used to help Kentuckians rebuild.

Citrus Bowl prep begins in earnest

With Signing Day now over, the Kentucky coaching staff turns its sights to the Citrus Bowl. Levis said the team will continue bowl prep over the next week before taking a brief break to go home for Christmas and then to Orlando.

“We’re really excited,” Levis told KSR. “Obviously capped off a good regular season with that game against Louisville and now have a chance to get to that 10-win mark, which hasn’t been done a lot in the history of this program so we know we have a chance to do some really cool things for the program against a really good Iowa team. It’s going to be a really good test.”

Levis on embracing the Louisville rivarly

We’ve talked about this a lot, but it’s pretty awesome how quickly Levis took to the Louisville rivalry. Few players have thrown their Ls Down more in a game than him, and he only arrived on Kentucky’s campus this past summer. Levis, who spent four years at Penn State, said the Governor’s Cup is the first “true rivalry” he’s been a part of.

“Like you said, it’s my first year here so it’s not like a rivalry I’ve been accustomed to over my college career or while growing up,” Levis said. “I’m just the type of guy where if you give me something to be motivated for, it’s just going to give me that extra bit of energy to take my game to the next level. We never had that type of true rivalry when I was at Penn State so it’s just cool to be part of something like that and just have that little edge that atmosphere gives you.”

Gotta love it. Listen to Levis’ complete interview — including some stellar questions from Max Duffy — below. If you’re able, come see Levis, Wan’Dale Robinson, Chris Rodriguez, and Josh Paschal from 1-4 p.m. tomorrow at KSBar and put some Ls Down for a good cause.