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Mama’s boys? A future astronaut? There’s a lot to learn about this year’s Cats.

Maybe being called a “mama’s boy” is offensive to some, but many of the Kentucky newcomers don’t seem to mind the moniker if their media guide bios are any indication.

Ten of the Cats’ newcomers — including quarterback Terry Wilson, running backs Chris Rodriguez and Kavosiey Smoke — all answer the question about the person who has most influenced him in his life with “mom.”

For Smoke, a 5-foot-10, 225-pound back from Wetumpka, Ala., it’s his mother “because she works hard to make sure her kids are taken care of.”

New center Quintin Wilson of Cincinnati calls his mom “my rock.