In the MIA - PIT game last weekend, I beleive Walt Anderson was an alternate. When Craig Wrolstad rushed ahead with a signal for offside, not noticing another flag downfield for defensive holding, Anderson intervened. He came out onto the field and mediated the conversation between the downfield official and the referee, ensuring that the 10 yard penalty would be reported also. Ultimately, it was more trouble than it was worth. The Miami coach preferred 1st and 5 over 1st and 10 anyway, so it ended up just causing a little more confusion. I think it took 3 announcements by Wrolstad in total to get it all correct. The auxiliary official was important in helping the crew to complete penalty reporting in this case, when the referee was lax in making sure there were no other officials with flags down.
It's a good reminder for me, as a high school referee, to make sure I get all penalty reports before I signal, as well as to make sure I get on my whistle and hustle in if I have a flag when I'm not the white hat. This is especially true because we don't have auxiliary officials on the high school sideline.
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