I recognize the problems with moving a game around, both financial and logistical. But Dartmouth made it work for Penn, and I think Cornell could have—and should have—done the same.

Jewish athletes have been forced to make tough decisions when it comes to playing on Yom Kippur for decades. Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax both famously sat out at critical points—Greenberg in a pennant race, and Koufax during Game 1 of the 1965 World Series.

Others choose to play. Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers did this past weekend, and his team won Game 5 of this year’s NLDS. Closer to home, sophomore Xanni Brown played rugby—while she fasted.

But in the little world of Harvard football coverage, I had my Sandy Koufax moment, abstaining not just for religious reasons, but also on principle.

On the bright side, I hear Cornell’s food was underwhelming. At least I got to break my fast with the finest that HUDS has to offer.

—Staff writer E. Benjamin Samuels can be reached at samuels@college.harvard.edu.