DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Darian Mensah is ready for what awaits as he leads Duke on the road to face his former program at Tulane.

“Yeah, I'll probably be the opposite of a fan favorite this week,” Mensah said.

Mensah was one of the top quarterbacks to change addresses through the transfer portal. He left a Green Wave team that was in contention for a College Football Playoff bid until late last season to play for the Blue Devils , an Atlantic Coast Conference program coming off a nine-win season in its first run under Manny Diaz.

“It's definitely going to be a little bit weird going over there with my old team," he said.

Mensah spent two years at Tulane, redshirting in 2023 before taking over as the starter for a nine-win team last year. At Duke, he ranks second in the Bowl Subdivision r

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