Will NFHS Follow NFL Rule Changes in the Future?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by ajmc

When NFHS adopted the 5 yard face mask penalty, it was specifically in response to the observation that far too many contacts with the face mask were being ignored, ostensibly, because of a reluctance to assess a 15 yard penalty for a minor contact.

That's exactly what NCAA said too. That was also a reason given for their revival of an early 20th century rule, the differential penalty for running into vs. roughing the kicker.

This sort of thing tends to go back & forth over generations.

Robert