Changing to an illegal number

[crosscountry55]

Agree with SC. I would look at this as a choice the coach has to make.

The spirit and intent of the jersey replacement rule in this case is to do everything possible to let the player participate (even to the extent of some jersey color/style differences), but I believe there is a caveat that the jersey must otherwise be legal (number, logos, naming conventions, etc.). I'd have to reread the case play to be certain.