I just got home from calling a couple of games for a North Texas high school that uses a different chapter at home. At one point, the HL (a first year FB official) comes in to tell me that #75 has reported. My response was, "Reported as what?" The coach heard my response and came out to tell me that he was told by his normal chapter officials that he had to report anytime he put #75 in the backfield. I replied that #75 was welcome to line up wherever he chose, and even run the ball, as long as he didn't go downfield or attempt to make a catch on a pass play.
I'm just curious if there is actually a chapter that is telling him this or he is simply misunderstanding their instructions. The coach was the varsity OC and said that they 'always reported on Friday nights' when they ran this package. I'm skeptical, but I've also worked with a few officials over the years that might assume that if a player 'reported' it could somehow make him eligible.
What do you think? Could the coach actually be correct that a chapter is requiring this?