NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Patrick Witt says he has decided to stay in New Haven to play quarterback in a Yale-Harvard game Saturday instead of interviewing for a Rhodes Scholarship.
Witt had to choose between staying in New Haven to play in the final game in his college career or going to Emory College in his hometown of Atlanta for an interview that can't be rescheduled as a finalist with the Rhodes Scholarship committee, the Boston Globe reported.
Witt shared his decision with coaches and teammates after Saturday's win over Princeton and later released a statement through Yale, saying: "I will be playing in the Yale-Harvard game this Saturday. I have withdrawn my application for the Rhodes Scholarship. My focus this week is solely on preparing for the Game alongside my teammates and coaches."
All the Rhodes committees across the country meet the same day to conduct interviews, which have been given Fridays and Saturdays for at least 50 years, said Elliot Gerson, American secretary of the Rhodes Trust.
