Ohio State could be without a pair of forwards for at least the remainder of the regular season.
Alonzo Gaffney won't play against Illinois on Thursday and Kyle Young remains day-to-day due to a high ankle sprain, Chris Holtmann said on Wednesday afternoon.
The absence of Gaffney, a freshman from Cleveland once ranked as the No. 50 overall recruit in his class, comes with a degree of mystery. Holtmann said the 6-foot-9, 198-pound forward remains a part of the team, but said he was unable to get into specifics about Gaffney why is unable to play.