June 20, 2026

Zed Key, Ohio State preparing to battle 'Human Cheat Code' in Purdue's Zach Edey


Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Ohio State’s Zed Key prepares for Zach Edey, Purdue Ohio State center Zed Key previews a game with Purdue and Zach Edey in this Jan. 4, 2023 press conference. Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch It will take a team effort to combat the player Chris Holtmann has repeated dubbed “The Human Cheat Code” on Thursday night. But as Ohio State prepares to host No. 1 Purdue and its 7-4, 305-pound center in Zach Edey, the coach for the Buckeyes said the onus will fall on third-year center Zed Key – all 6-8, 255 pounds of him. “He’s the most dominant player in college basketball,” Holtmann said of Edey. “We know that, so it’s gonna take a team effort but they also have other guys that can score and impact the game. This is an opportunity for Zed. He’s now in a primary role. He really…

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