High School Referee Rips Off Player’s Helmet In The Middle Of A Play, Then Penalizes And Ejects Him From Game

A high school referee in Texas is in some hot water for an inexcusable act during a game on Friday night.

During the Whitney-Madison High of Dallas game in Texas, a referee shockingly ripped a player’s helmet off in the middle of a play for no reason. The play was trying to head to his right so he could follow the play before the referee grabbed him and ripped his helmet right off.

A referee is in some serious hot water for ripping the helmet off of a player and then penalizing him 😳

This incident happened during the Whitney @ Dallas Madison game in Seagoville #txhsfb

Via @KarlaAHaynes pic.twitter.com/9NdR8UQ3Wg

— Texas Football Life (@txfblife) September 30, 2023

What makes it worse is the same referee then threw a flag on the player and proceeded to eject him from the game, according to the player’s mother:

@uiltexas how is this allowed from a ref!!!!!!! And then you eject MY SON and you literally assaulted him!!!!!!! @kwtxsports @kwtx @FoxNews @25NewsKXXV @CoachHaynesJr @WacoTribSports pic.twitter.com/W2vQQikXmp

— Karla Haynes (@KarlaAHaynes) September 30, 2023

On Saturday, the University Interscholastic League issued a statement that it is looking into the matter.

The UIL is aware of an incident involving a sports official and a student athlete during the Whitney vs. Dallas Madison varsity football game last night (Friday, 9/29). This situation is of great concern to us and we are actively looking into the matter.

— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) September 30, 2023

Whitney won the game the 56-28, improving to 5-0 while Madison dropped to 2-4 on the season.