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Tulane transfer Darian Mensah threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns in his Duke debut, leading the Blue Devils to a 45-17 win over Elon.

Despite a slow start, Duke dominated the second half, outscoring Elon 35-7.

Mensah connected with nine different receivers, including Harvard transfer Cooper Barkate, who had 117 receiving yards.

Duke coach Manny Diaz praised Mensah's performance, highlighting a key third-down conversion to Barkate.

What an introduction for Darian Mensah to Duke football.

The redshirt sophomore Tulane transfer threw for 389 and three touchdowns in his Blue Devils quarterback debut, completing 79% of his passes to lead Duke to a 45-17 victory over Elon on Thursday night at Wallace Wade Stadium.

But it wasn't always smooth for Mensah and

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