Ohio State football: Ward hit wasn't targeting, Big Ten tells Buckeyes

Tim May The Columbus Dispatch @TIM_MAYsports It turns out that those who thought a targeting call was incorrectly called against Ohio State defensive back Denzel Ward for a jarring hit on a Maryland receiver on Saturday were right, according to coach Urban Meyer. After the regular review of penalty calls with the league, Meyer said Tuesday that the Buckeyes were told the replay official in the press box “was in error” in upholding the call made on the field in the first half. A targeting call brings an immediate ejection from the game, so Ward was escorted from the field. “So we’re going to reward Denzel Ward today in practice for a caused fumble, and he should not have been ejected, and it was a mistake,” Meyer said. Join the conversation at Facebook.com/BuckeyeXtra and connect with us on Twitter @BuckeyeXtra  Meyer was asked whether he was concerned about the same kind…

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