BYU’s Jewish QB is balancing football with High Holy Days this month

By Jay Drew, Deseret News: As a backup quarterback on BYU’s 3-0 football team, junior college transfer Jake Retzlaff knows he has to be ready to play at a moment’s notice if starter Kedon Slovis gets injured or otherwise can’t play.

That preparation as the Cougars gear up to play 3-0 Kansas on Saturday (1:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN) at “The Booth” in Lawrence, Kansas, has been a bit more difficult for Retzlaff this week as the 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior from Corona, California, balances some of his beloved faith traditions with football.

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BYU’s self-proclaimed ‘B-Y-Jew’ quarterback Jake Retzlaff is balancing his faith’s High Holy Days with his commitment to football

Jake Retzlaff says ‘I owe it to my brothers’ to be on the field on game days and during practices, even during Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana

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