Michigan lost starting safety Josh Metellus to an ejection for fighting during the second half of a win over Minnesota on Saturday.

However, a Big Ten spokesman told the Free Press on Monday that Metellus will be eligible to play in the entire game this Saturday at Maryland.

Metellus and Minnesota offensive lineman Donnell Greene were both ejected in the third quarter of Michigan's 33-10 victory.

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After both the Wolverines and Gophers got together in a scrum after a play last Saturday, Greene was seen throwing multiple punches. Metellus re-entered the scrum to stand in front of Greene.

Officials threw flags and declared off-setting penalties on both players, ejecting each.

After the game, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said he disagreed with the officials' decision to eject Metellus in that situation.

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"It really didn't have a lot of logic to it," Harbaugh said. "It didn't seem like he threw a punch. There was a scrum, (the official) said there was a scrum and they weren't going to lose control of the game so there were off-setting penalties.

"My counter argument to that was 'a guy threw a punch, another stood in front of a guy.' He shouldn't have walked back in there. We told him that, 'Josh, you shouldn't have walked back in there.' "

Greene also will be eligible to play this weekend when Minnesota hosts Nebraska on Saturday.

Metellus has started at strong safety in Michigan's eight games.

A 6-foot, 204-pound sophomore from Pembroke Pines, Fla., Metellus has 29 tackles, 1 forced fumble and two pass breakups this season.

Contact Nick Baumgardner: nbaumgardn@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @NickBaumgardner.

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