Can an official besides the WH eject players/coaches if he sees fit?

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Brandon,

I'm coming into this thread late, but I can give you two times I flat out overruled another official in a varsity game. Both were many years ago and both involved relatively new officials.

The first was a pass play where the QB was under a lot of pressure. I saw the play clearly. I looked up to see the LJ's flag on the field. He told me he had intentional grounding. I said "no, you don't" and waved it off.

The second was a late hit out of bounds called by the BJ in 5-man. The LJ, on whose sideline it happened, went immediately to the BJ, then they both came to me. The LJ said the defender was pushed into the player by an offensive player and the contact was unavoidable, the BJ said he still should have been able to avoid contact. A no-call is just as valid as a call, so I had to pick one. I went with the LJ because he was closer to the play and because I knew the BJ tended to be a bit trigger-happy.

Never say never.