need help for rule but cant find it

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Originally Posted by ajmc

NF 1-5-1 addresses what equipment must be worn when players are PARTICIPATING, and does not address, or apply to how the required equipment might be handled during periods of non-participation.

The rules prohibiting players from removing their head gear "on the field", during dead ball intervals does not apply to NFHS governed contests.

I wondered if that was the question but wasn't for sure. Years ago some guys from another crew saw us at a bar after a game. They asked about the foul when a player took his helmet off during a down. When asked they said that a B player intercepted a pass in OT and some of the players took their helmets off while he was running the interception back for a TD. They flagged those players for USC. They embarrassed when we told them they shouldn't have let the TD stand.