Ohio State will be missing one of its key contributors at the center position against Northwestern as Aaron Bradshaw is out vs. the Wildcats with an illness.

It will be the ninth game Bradshaw has missed this season after he missed seven earlier in the campaign while under university investigation and then while working his way back to game shape, then another he missed with illness. He averages 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in the 18 games he's played.

Walk-on guard Colby Baumann and assistant coach Luke Simons are also out with illness against the Wildcats. Ohio State tips off its key Big Ten contest against Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. on FS1.