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Kentucky QB Patrick Towles really likes Harry Potter

You're not a real Harry Potter fan unless you're dressed up like him on the cover of a magazine.

Got that? OK. Because Kentucky quarterback Patrick Towles is a real fan. He's on the cover of the 2015 edition of The Cats Pause Kentucky football yearbook with glasses and a scarf.

If you need to get your copy, the magazine is expected to start shipping next week.

Towles told CatsPause.com that he took the opportunity to dress up like Harry Potter for the magazine to show people that he too has obsessions that are outside of football. If there's a Harry Potter movie on TV, he said he's likely watching it.

“It's a chance to show people that I’m a real person who likes what you guys like, who eats what you guys eat and does what you all do,” Towles said. “It helps develop a sense of common ground. ‘Hey, he’s not really that far away,’ or, ‘He’s not really that different. He’s just one of us who happens to play football.’”

Towles threw for 2,718 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 2014.

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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!