bench-clearing brawl in state final

[JRutledge]

Look, any school association can do whatever they want to. If they wanted the kids that were in the fight to participate in the rest of the game, that was their decision. The NF is there to bring some uniformity to the rules, but it does not mean all rules have to be strictly followed. State associations come up with individual rules all the time. And in our state they are considering banning headbands all together over some gang situations. I am sure if this goes through, they will not wait for the NF to change it's rules. Most states are members of the NF, but it does not mean they do not create or have their own set of rules that apply to a specific state for specific situations. They might suspend many of the players that were involved from participating next year games. We just do not know right now. The officials did the right thing and let the State Administrators handle the situation.

Peace