After its 21-17 win over Nebraska, Ohio State filed an appeal to the Big Ten Conference regarding Arvell Reese’s ejection for targeting late in the fourth quarter, and it was ruled that the play was not targeting.
The conference went to the NCAA Football Secretary Rules Editor and after review, the call that was made on the field against the Cornhuskers was reversed.
Reese will now be available for the entirety of the game against Penn State on Nov. 2 instead of having to serve a suspension for the first half of the contest.
Reese was ejected on the Cornhuskers’ final drive of the game for a hit on wide receiver Jahmal Banks that was reviewed extensively by the officiating crew on Saturday.
So far this season, Reese has 19 tackles, two for loss and has been an important part of the Ohio State defense as the third linebacker in the lineup behind Cody Simon and Sonny Styles. Now he will be able to get onto the field for the full game against the No. 3 Nittany Lions.
