This is a practice sometimes known as gauging. The ear is pierced and over time, the lobe is stretched out using progressively larger hoops. When I was in college a few years ago, I saw more than a few people doing it.
I haven't run into it officiating, but if the hole is large enough, I could see it being a safety issue to not have the plugs in.
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