Ohio State will be down its starting center when it tips off against Nebraska at 7 p.m.
Zed Key, who has started 23 games for the Buckeyes this season, is listed as unavailable on the team's official status report as a result of an ankle injury he sustained in the second half of Sunday's road loss to Maryland.
“He got it pretty good. Zed’s a tough kid, so when he falls down and gets hurt, you know he’s injured because he’s got a pretty high pain tolerance and takes those things pretty easy,” Chris Holtmann said on 97.1 The Fan on Monday. “When he went down, we knew it was pretty significant.”
Key is averaging 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for Ohio State this season, and will likely be replaced by fifth-year forward and Buckeye captain Kyle Young in the Buckeyes' starting lineup.
Also of note on Tuesday's status report is that freshman guard Meechie Johnson will be able to play without a protective mask for the first time since missing three games due to a facial fracture and concussion suffered in January.
