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Arvell Reese Will Be Available For Entire Penn State Game After Ohio State Wins Appeal Over Targeting Call​

Following Ohio State’s win over Nebraska, the program submitted an appeal to the Big Ten regarding 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, who determined upon review that the play should not have been penalized for targeting and vacated Reese’s suspension, allowing him to play for the entire game against Penn State.

Just sayin': What does this say for the competence of the B1G referee(s) that reviewed the play? They reviewed the play for what had to be over 5 minutes and still got it wrong.....:mad2:
 
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ScriptOhio said:

Arvell Reese Will Be Available For Entire Penn State Game After Ohio State Wins Appeal Over Targeting Call​

Following Ohio State’s win over Nebraska, the program submitted an appeal to the Big Ten regarding 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, who determined upon review that the play should not have been penalized for targeting and vacated Reese’s suspension, allowing him to play for the entire game against Penn State.

Just sayin': What does this say for the B1G referee(s) that reviewed the play? They reviewed the play for what had to be over 5 minutes and still got it wrong.....:mad2:
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That was one of the most ridiculous targeting calls I've ever seen. Reese was almost stopped when the offensive player ran into his shoulder.
 
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buckeyeintn said:
That was one of the most ridiculous targeting calls I've ever seen. Reese was almost stopped when the offensive player ran into his shoulder.
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I've certainly seen worse (less severe) hits get called as targeting, but I've seen far more sever hits NOT get called. I'm sure it's just selective memory, but I get the feeling that Ohio State gets boned on these calls way worse than any opposing teams do.

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I know this is not the correct thread, but another example of why the refs at this level of D1 football MUST be full-time employees.
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There needs to be a better way to standardize this call. One week you can almost take a guy's head off (no example given) and not get ejected, and the next week you stop short and do a shoulder-to-shoulder hit, and get ejected. And it's all a judgment call on the field and then in the booth. And yeah - I get that most or all penalties are judgment calls. And the refs make bad calls. But I just feel that it's worse when it comes to targeting.
 
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Arvell Reese Will Be Available For Entire Penn State Game After Ohio State Wins Appeal Over Targeting Call​

Following Ohio State’s win over Nebraska, the program submitted an appeal to the Big Ten regarding 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, who determined upon review that the play should not have been penalized for targeting and vacated Reese’s suspension, allowing him to play for the entire game against Penn State.

Just sayin': What does this say for the competence of the B1G referee(s) that reviewed the play? They reviewed the play for what had to be over 5 minutes and still got it wrong.....:mad2:
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I think it was him where an OSU defender was coming right at the NW QB. The QB had gotten rid of the ball and you could almost hear the OSU player thinking “don’t do anything that could cause a flag” as he was trying to stop his rush to the QB. No flag was thrown.
 
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“That's The Goal”: Arvell Reese Hoping to Step Up at Middle Linebacker for Ohio State in the 2025 Season​

By Garrick Hodge on February 4, 2025 at 11:58 am @garrick_hodge
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There will be no shortage of position battles for Ohio State this spring on both sides of the ball.
At linebacker, Sonny Styles remains the elder statesman in the room now that he’s elected to return for a fourth season following a national championship run. But the Buckeyes are losing both a team captain and their starting middle linebacker in Cody Simon, who was the defensive MVP in two of the Buckeyes’ four postseason games.
But a young player performed well enough this past season at Mike that he’ll likely have the inside track to replace Simon for 2025: Arvell Reese.
As a sophomore, Reese recorded 43 total tackles across 16 games with 3.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and a half a sack. He frequently rotated in throughout the season, seeing plenty of meaningful snaps in key game situations, mostly in three-linebacker packages. (And received one painful targeting call in the Nebraska game that the Big Ten declared wasn’t actually targeting the following week).
“I think the area I’ve grown the most is learning about playing middle linebacker and communicating more,” Reese told Eleven Warriors of his season in January. “Playing more free, playing more confident.”
When fall camp started in 2023, Ohio State experimented with Reese by trying him out at defensive line. Before the season started, the Buckeyes switched his position back to linebacker and had him playing off the ball. He appeared in eight contests, only appearing on special teams.
Eventually, both parties realized middle linebacker was his best fit on the field, and it’s a position he’s expected to contribute at going forward for OSU.
“I think it’s his habits,” Ohio State linebackers coach James Laurinaitis said last month of why Reese has found success. “Last year, we put him down on the defensive line at the beginning part of the season and then we tried to play him off the ball, so this offseason was really his first time trying to re-digest the linebacker position. The way that he has grown and retained information has been impressive. He plays so hard, the ceiling for Arvell, I can’t put into words because he can do so much for you. He’s got great size and a burst toward him, he’s just going to continue to grow. I don’t think we’ve seen his best football yet.”

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“That's The Goal”: Arvell Reese Hoping to Step Up at Middle Linebacker for Ohio State in the 2025 Season

Following a productive sophomore campaign, Arvell Reese hopes to step up at middle linebacker for Ohio State in 2025 and says it's his goal to be a starter next season.
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The back 7 on next years defense is going to be very athletic and on the taller side. If we can figure out the other safety spot it’s going to be a very good back 7. Very excited to see what Reese can do because I was always impressed by his play in spot duty.
 
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