Religious headwear -- NCAA

[ChuckElias]

Was watching an NCAA game in the stands while waiting for mine to start. I noticed a team member (on the bench) wearing a head cloth. Not a turban, really, but a cloth tied at the top of his head. I think he was probably Muslim.

At halftime, I went into the locker room with the crew and one of them asked me if it would be legal for the guy to go into the game with the headwear. I laughed, b/c I was just about to ask him.

So we both took out the rulebooks, and could only find 3-7-7, which says headwear is illegal. One of the officials pulled out an NCAA notebook but could not find a bulletin or clarification on headwear for religious purposes. The R said they would let him play with it on. As it turned out, the kid never came into the game, so it wasn't an issue.

Does anybody know if the NCAA has issued a bulletin or ruling on this other than 3-7-7?