Nightly News   |  November 14, 2011

Yale QB chooses game over Rhodes interview

Yale University quarterback Patrick Witt has withdrawn his application for the Rhodes Scholarship and will be playing against Harvard University on Saturday. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And we told you last week about the dilemma facing Yale 's talented quarterback Patrick Witt , who was a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship . The problem, his interview for the Rhodes is this Saturday in Atlanta , same time as the Harvard / Yale game. Tonight he has withdrawn his application for the Rhodes scholarship and will play in the game, the last of the season and his college career.