Despite pain, Zed Key not letting shoulder sprain stop him from playing

andybackstrom

Zed Key by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images — Ohio State junior center Zed Key has been dealing with a left shoulder sprain since the Purdue game on Jan. 5. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State center Zed Key gets to every practice an hour and a half early. He has to. Key spends that time warming up his left shoulder, which he sprained against Purdue on Jan. 5. Treatment requires strengthening the muscles around his injured shoulder, usually with a mix of heat and ice.