Pat Moran, who would have been a senior defensive lineman on the current Yale team, opted to take the year off so he could help in his father Jim Moran's reelection campaign in Virginia.

It looks like Jim Moran, who has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 1991, appears to be running away with things

Pat Moran has another year of eligibility and the last time I spoke to Yale football coach Tom Williams about Moran and receiver Peter Balsam, who also took the year off, are still planning to return to Yale next year.