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Former Ohio State Linebacker De’van Bogard, 27, Dies in Apartment Fire

A member of Ohio State's 2014 national championship team died on Tuesday morning.

Former Ohio State linebacker Devan Bogard, who played for the Buckeyes from 2012-14, was killed in an apartment fire in Elyria, Ohio, on Tuesday morning. According to the Elyria Chronicle Telegram, the fire was determined to be accidental.

A product of Cleveland's Glenville High School, Bogard arrived at Ohio State as a four-star recruit but was a victim of terrible injury luck throughout his Buckeye career, as he suffered three straight torn ACLs in 2012, 2013 and 2014, which ultimately ended his football career before the 2015 season.