After Ohio State’s win against Nebraska, the program filed an appeal with the Big Ten over Reese’s targeting penalty, arguing that he should not have been ejected for his hit on Nebraska wide receiver Jahmal Banks. The Big Ten went to the NCAA, which, after reviewing it, determined that the game should not have been penalized for targeting and lifted Reese’s suspension, allowing him to play the entire game against Penn State, an Ohio State spokesman said Monday.

Ohio State is called upon to take a targeted approach to this game

Nebraska’s offense stays on the field and trails 21-17 with 3:14 left in the fourth pic.twitter.com/D5mNZVskr9

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Reese has been a key contributor to Ohio State’s defense off the bench this season. He collected 19 tackles and two tackles for loss, making him the team’s third-leading linebacker behind Cody Simon (33 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack) and Sonny Styles (43 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack).

On Saturday, the Cleveland native made his second start this season between Simon and Styles as Ohio State opened the game with a 4-3 defense. Reese also played in the Buckeyes’ 4-2-5 base defense, replacing Simon at linebacker Mike for eight plays. In total, Reese played 24 snaps in the game before exiting late in the fourth quarter.

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