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Miami Herald
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Duke Blue Devils Offense Preview 2025: Will Darian Mensah Be THAT Good?
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 Duke PreviewDuke Offense BreakdownDuke Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season - The offense wasn't along for the ride, but it didn't exactly hold up its end of the bargain like the defense did. It was horrible on third downs, the passing game wasn't effective enough, and the rushing attack was among the worst in the nation. - Quarterback Maalik Murphy was and is great, but he threw too many picks and didn't hit enough third down throws to keep things moving. He's off to Oregon State, the program paid retail for Darian Mensah from Tulane, and now the big downfield plays should come. Henry Belin IV is a strong No. 2 option. - Que'Sean Brown and Sahmir Hagans are decent returning receivers - they finished third and fourth in yards, respectively, but the firepower is coming in through the Anthony started his career at Michigan, went to Oklahoma, and wasn't able to stay healthy. If he's in one piece, he's a deep threat star on the outside. Cooper Barkate (Harvard) caught 63 passes for 1,084 yards and 11 scores last season. - The offensive line was among the best in the nation in pass protection, but it didn't do much for the running game that averaged just 93 yards per game. Almost all of the starters from late in the season are back, with Brian Parker the best of the lot at one tackle job.- Jaquez Moore was second on the team in rushing in 2023, got hurt last year, and now he's back, along with last year's second-leading rusher, Peyton Jones. Mensah will add rushing yards, too. Duke Defense Breakdown 2025 Duke Preview Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Duke football remains a long shot to win the ACC in 2025, per the betting markets
Duke football remains a long shot to win the ACC in 2025, per the betting markets The Duke Blue Devils football team came within striking distance of an 11-win season last fall. Head coach Manny Diaz finished with a 9-4 record, but the Blue Devils built a two-score lead over the Miami Hurricanes and took the College Football Playoff-bound SMU Mustangs to overtime. Duke lost its starting quarterback, leading rusher, and two leading receivers to either the transfer portal or NFL draft, but the Blue Devils pulled in commitments from Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah, Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Andrel Anthony, Harvard wideout Cooper Barkate, and Sam Houston State defensive back Caleb Weaver in an effort to reload for 2025. And yet, according to the oddsmakers at BetMGM, the Blue Devils aren't even one of the top seven favorites to win the conference title in 2025. The Clemson Tigers, last year's champions after a remarkable 34-31 victory over the Mustangs in the title game, will start the season as heavy favorites with +120 odds. The Blue Devils sit all the way down at +3000, eighth in the conference with an implied 3.2% chance to capture the ACC crown. 2025 ACC Championship Winner: All college football odds via BetMGM Team Odds Clemson Tigers +120 Miami Hurricanes +350 Louisville Cardinals +700 SMU Mustangs +750 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets +1300 North Carolina Tar Heels +2000 Florida State Seminoles +2200 Duke Blue Devils +3000 The Hurricanes lost quarterback Cam Ward, a Heisman Trophy finalist and the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, but Diaz's former school will start as the second-leading ACC favorites after securing former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck in the transfer portal. The North Carolina Tar Heels will start the 2025 season with better odds to win the ACC than the Blue Devils after hiring six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick, and even the Florida State Seminoles open with lower odds despite their 2-10 record last fall. Duke gets its next football season underway against Elon on August 28. Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.
USA Today
28-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Five instant reactions to 2025 Duke football schedule reveal
It'll be hard for Duke football coach Manny Diaz to follow up his first campaign with the Blue Devils, winning nine games and sweeping all three in-state rivals to reach the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. With Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah on the way, however, there's no reason to think the arrow's pointing anywhere other than up. The Blue Devils will lose some key veterans like wide receivers Eli Pancol and Jordan Moore, but All-ACC cornerback Chandler Rivers announced he'd come back for one more year. The 2025 ACC football schedule was released on Monday night, officially putting Duke's path through the conference on paper. Funnily enough, it starts on the exact same day against the exact same team with an August 30 battle against the Elon Phoenix. From there, however, there's a lot of interesting threads to pull against conference and non-conference opponents alike. Here are our immediate reactions to the 2025 Duke football schedule.
USA Today
28-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
ACC reveals the 2025 Duke football schedule, including a Tulane rematch for Darian Mensah
The Duke Blue Devils, along with every other member of the ACC, officially revealed their 2025 college football schedule on Monday evening, and new quarterback Darian Mensah will see a familiar foe in the non-conference leadup. Duke opens the second campaign of the Manny Diaz era with an August 30 game against Elon, exactly one year to the day after the 2024 opener against that same Phoenix team. The Blue Devils won 26-3 in Diaz's first game thanks to a pair of Maalik Murphy touchdown passses. The Blue Devils play another Big Ten team in Week 2, this time hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini, before traveling for their first road game on September 13. The team? The Tulane Green Wave, Mensah's former program. The new Duke quarterback announced his decision to transfer after leading Tulane to nine wins and an American Athletic Conference Championship appearance as a redshirt freshman. Duke's first ACC game comes against the NC State Wolfpack in Durham on September 20, and it closes the season with back-to-back rivalry battles against the North Carolina Tar Heels (Nov. 22) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Nov. 29). Check out the full schedule below: 2025 Duke football schedule
