Retzlaff had a devout following of rabbis from across the country while he was playing in Provo. The BY-Jew shirt was sold to faithful members at synagogues from California to England. And he’s already getting in touch with faith leaders in New Orleans.

Jake Retzlaff is embracing some new nicknames. “BYJew” is an endearment of the past. Now, “Kosher Cannon,” “Shabbat Shotgun” and “Bayou Jew” are among the monikers mentioned by the sizeable Jewish community at Retzlaff's new school,

The former Cougars quarterback enrolled at Tulane as a walk-on rather than serve a seven-game suspension at BYU for violating the school’s honor code.