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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
BLEEDING PLAYER
3.3.7 SITUATION A: B1 is directed to leave the game because of excessive
blood on his/her uniform shirt. Team B’s manager has failed to pack any extra
shirts. (a) The coach asks one of the substitutes to give his/her shirt to B1; or (b) Team A is able to find a shirt which B1 can wear even though it is not exactly the same color or style of the Team B shirts. The shirt will however, clearly identify B1 as a member of Team B and will not be confusing to either team or the officials.
RULING: Acceptable procedure in both (a) and (b). In both situations the
scorer will make necessary changes in the scorebook without penalty.
COMMENT: The spirit and intent of the rule is to do everything possible to allow the player to use a different shirt and return without penalty. However, identical numbers shall not be allowed on the same team.
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Thanks for the FED reference. I just searched the NCAA rules and cases books and couldn't find a similar ruling. The game in question was a lower division NCAA game and from what I was told the crew chief told the HC that if he used a jersey from a player in the book that it would be a 'T'. Eventually they found a jersey from a player who didn't dress out and that change was made w/o penalty.