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The score can be nullified a team can accept the penalty and get the ball back to run another play or two to try and run the clock out. It is clear from NFHS interpretations that a team can accept a penalty and decline the yardage. see casebook page 76 casebook play 10.1.1B "The distance penalty for any foul may be declined. However loss of down or automatic first down provisions cannot be declined"
All they did was take the mandatory declination out of the book. If they accept the penalty in this case they would have to decline the distance penalty. My take is just as the casebook play go back to the original LOS and redo the down.
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