Losing a key player before the season is an all-too-familiar experience for the Devils, who will be battling to dig themselves out of the ACC cellar after going 0-12 in 2006.
In 2005, Oghobaase, then a true freshman and Duke's first five-star recruit in years, went down with a right knee injury during spring practice. Ayanga Okpokowuruk, another well-regarded defensive lineman in Oghobaase's class, suffered a season-ending leg injury right before the season opener.
In 2006, quarterback Zack Asack, after starting six games as a true freshman in 2005, was suspended from the team for the season for plagiarizing a school assignment.
In 2007, Duke will be without its emotional leader on defense.