Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham's targeting penalty from the second half of its season opener was upheld by the Big Ten, and he'll be forced to miss the first half of Saturday's top-25 matchup at Oklahoma, head coach Sherrone Moore said Monday.

Barham was assessed the penalty on a hit of New Mexico quarterback Jack Layne in the third quarter of the 18th-ranked Wolverines' 34-17 victory. It was originally ruled a scoop-and-score fumble return by Barham for a touchdown, but overturned to a sack and then became a first down for the Lobos and an ejection of Barham after an instant-replay review.

Per NCAA rules, players ejected for targeting in the second half of a game are ineligible for the first half of the team's next game.

"(The ruling) was upheld, and we don't agree with it ...," M

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