Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham will be suspended for the first half of this week's game at No. 18 Oklahoma after a targeting call against him was upheld following appeal.
The Wolverines appealed the ruling, which occurred in the third quarter of Saturday's season-opening win against New Mexico, when Barham hit Lobos quarterback Jack Layne. The play initially looked like a fumble that Barham returned for a touchdown, but was ruled targeting because of a high hit. Targeting penalties in the second half of games trigger an ejection for the remainder of the game and the first half of the next game.