If the Blue Devils manage to publish a double-digit win this season, we won’t be surprised. Manny Diaz and Co. have been working relentlessly to turnaround the face of Duke football. He started off his Durham stint last season on a great note. And in the off season, he roped in the lucrative Darian Mensah. The QB significantly changes the look of the Duke offense. With Mensah leading the charge, the offense can stand to have some similarities with a program with an equally powerful QB.
Darian Mensah will be walking away with an 8 million paycheck after this season. Diaz is betting a lot on his success, who might be able to live up to that figure after all. Already in the Davey O’Brien watchlist, Mensah is the biggest gamble for Duke this season. The QB was one of the best prospects in