NCAA review calls/taped earrings

[Rich1]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

We can ask whether the player has earrings, but if they say no ("it was bleeding"; "I'm just covering up a hole") then we are done -- we don't remove (or have them remove) the tape to look or feel the lobe to determine if there's an earring.

I phrase it in the reverse and will tell the coach "#12 can't play with earrings even if they are covered" - most coaches will pull the kid if he really has earrings and will not try to pull a fast one. I am not going to check any deeper beyond taking the coach's word for it.