Who Is Darian Mensah? Current Duke Quarterback Former Tulane Quarterback Who Is Going To Be Opposing His Former Team Saturday Night As Duke Is Opposing Tulane In New Orleans
Who is Darian Mensah?
Current Duke quarterback former Tulane quarterback who is going to be opposing his former team Saturday night in New Orleans.
Where?
On the gridiron!
Darian Mensah was a Two-year member of the football program at Tulane (2023-24) … in 13 games (13 starts) with the Green Wave, completed 189-of-287 (.659) passes for 2,723 yards with 22 TDs and six INTs ... rushed 60 times for 132 yards (2.20) and one score ... compiled 2,855 yards of total offense ... led all American Athletic Conference (AAC) starters in yards per attempt (9.49) and completion percentage ... turned in an EPA per dropback (expected points added on passes only) of 0.503, the third-highest mark nationally, trailing only Kurtis Rourke (Indiana) and Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss) ... threw for 100+ yards in 12 games, 200+ seven times and 300+ in three contests including a career-high 342 against Kansas State in 2024 … owned 2+ TD passes in eight tilts with three each against South Florida and North Texas in 2024 ... connected on a career-long 68-yard completion against Southeastern Louisiana in 2024 … registered 4+ rushing attempts in six games, including a career-best 10 against Army West Point in the 2024 AAC championship tilt … rushed for a personal-high 57 yards on eight carries, aided by a long run of 22 yards, at Navy in 2024 … notched lone rushing score against the Midshipmen ... one of just 10 Tulane QBs to reach 20+ passing TDs in a season … attended Saint Joseph High School and played for coach Pepe Villasenor … capped senior year as the 2022 Mountain League Player of the Year after posting 2,256 passing yards with 25 TDs ... added eight rushing scores and helped the team to a 10-2 record in 2022 with a 7-0 Mountain League mark ... also played basketball at Saint Joseph.
As a transfer from Tulane Darian Mensah ranked No. 28 on the College Sports Network top-100 returning player list and No. 44 on the CBSSports top-150 players chart for 2025 ... the No. 3 transfer decision heading into 2025, according to ESPN.com ... slotted at No. 12 in The Athletic’s 100 most impactful transfers of 2025 ... No. 18 in The Athletic’s College QB Tiers ranking ... earned a place on the 2025 Pro Football and Sports Network top-100 players list (No. 39) ... named to the Maxwell Award Watch List ... in 13 career games (13 starts), has completed 189-of-287 (.659) passes for 2,723 yards with 22 TDs and six INTs ... rushed 60 times for 132 yards (2.20) and one score ... compiled 2,855 yards of total offense ... led all American Athletic Conference (AAC) starters in yards per attempt (9.49) and completion percentage ... holds career TD responsibility of 23 (22 pass and one rush) ... has thrown for 100+ yards in 12 games, 200+ seven times and 300+ in three contests including a career-high 342 against Kansas State in 2024 … owns 2+ TD passes in eight tilts with three each against South Florida and North Texas in 2024 ... connected on a career-long 68-yard completion against Southeastern Louisiana in 2024 … has registered 4+ rushing attempts in six games, including a career-high 10 against Army West Point in the 2024 AAC championship tilt … rushed for a personal-high 57 yards on eight carries, aided by a long run of 22 yards, at Navy in 2024 … notched lone rushing score against the Midshipmen ... one of just 10 QBs in Tulane history to reach 20+ passing TDs in a season ... led a Tulane offense that ranked among the top 10 nationally in third down conversion percentage (2nd/.525), yards per completion (6th/14.32), team passing efficiency (7th/166.86) and points per game (9th/37.15).
According to https://goduke.com/sports/football/roster/mensah-darian/21959
Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with Tulane with record of 1-1 because they lost 11th Illinois 45-19 on Saturday September 6, 2025 because Duke lost four fumbles Darian Mensah threw an interception.
While Duke was busy making mistakes Illinois was busy converting Duke’s fumbles Darian Mensah’s interception into points!
In the 1st quarter Kaden Fegain ran for 1 yard run , David Olano kicked made extra point giving Illinois a 7-3 lead before Illinois extended that lead to 14-6 in 2nd quarter as Cole Rusk caught 8 yard pass from Luke Altmyer David Olano kicked, made extra point. In the 3rd quarter Justin Bowick caught 4 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, David Olano kicked made extra point extending Illinois lead over Duke this time 21-13 before Hank Beatty ran for 25 yard touchdown, David Olano kicked, made extra point extending Illinois lead over Duke yet again this time, 28-13. In 4th quarter David Olano would kick 35 yard field goal extending Illinois lead over Duke yet again this time, 31-19 before Collin Dixon would catch 2 yard pass from Luke Almyer David Olano would kick, make extra point before Illinois would yet again extend their lead over Duke this time 45-19 as Ca’ Lil Valentine would run for 23 yard touchdown , David Olano would kick, make extra point.
According to espn app
Following Duke’s 45 - 19 loss to 11th ranked Illinois Saturday wide receiver Andrel Anthony had this to say!
You take the good from that and carry that on, then you take the bad and fix it,”
It’s a long season.”
Following Duke’s 45 - 19 loss to 11th ranked Illinois Saturday Head Coach Manny Diaz had this to say about the difference between Duke, Illinois his teams mistakes!
I know for a fact there’s not that much separation between the two teams, and it’s a great lesson for us on our journey as to where we need to get to,”
“We were the architects,It felt like trying to do too much,”I had to think of our turnovers, the game is decided on six or seven plays — holding onto a ball too long, not throwing it away or scrambling or whatever, and doing extra things, fighting for extra yards, all with good intentions.”“We’ve got to look at this as some painful lessons today of what it takes to win big-time football games.” “All that being said, I think there’s enough evidence over the course of the 60 minutes that this is a really good football team. Some of the things we were able to do on both sides of the ball against a really good football team should give us a lot of reason to stick together and get it corrected.”
According to Luke Decock, Chip Alexander’s News & Observer articles https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article311999940.htmlhttps://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article311928974.html
Tulane is a member of the American Athletic Conference comes to the game with Duke with record of 2-0 because they’ve won every game they’ve played this season including their game Saturday September 6, 2025 33-31 when they survived rally from South Alabama following having a 33-17 lead on a Zuberi Mobely 28 yard rushing touchdown where Patrick Durkin ‘s extra point attempt field goal attempt failed before South Alabama scored pair of touchdowns as Kentrel Bullock ran for 1 yard before Bishop Davenport completed 2 point conversion before Devin Voisin caught 26 yard pass from Bishop Davenport where two point conversion failed.
According to espn app
Following Tulane surviving South Alabama Head Coach Jon Sumerall said his team was sloppy at time and not fully satisfied with their performance didn’t play our best!
According to WWLTV Video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=1436206520974993&rdid=BjVMj0YlQ9bdgNy7
Kickoff is set for 8:00pm from Yulman Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Lowell Gallindo , Aaron Murray Lauren Sisler comentating!
Lowell Galindo is a play-by-play commentator and studio host across ESPN platforms, currently teaming up with analyst Fozzy Whittaker for Saturday college football on ESPN2 and ESPNU and contributing to ESPN’s UFL coverage. Galindo was the lead anchor for Longhorn Network (2011-24) and joined ESPN in August 2007 as the new signature anchor for ESPNU.
In his previous role on LHN, Galindo hosted Longhorn Network’s signature shows Texas GameDay, Texas All-Access, Longhorn Extra and others. While leading studio coverage on ESPNU, Galindo’s assignments included hosting stand-alone specials and studio shows such as SportsCenterU, ESPNU Inside The Polls, ESPNU Coaches Spotlight, ESPNU Campus Connection and ESPNU Recruiting Insider. In addition, Galindo’s responsibilities included pre-game shows, halftimes and postgame hosting duties for many of ESPNU’s live events.
Prior to joining ESPNU, Galindo worked as a sports reporter and producer for WTTG-TV (Washington, D.C.), WWSB-TV (Sarasota, Fla.) and KSNF-TV (Joplin, Mo.). He also served as an intern for ESPN in 2002.
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Galindo was graduated from Emerson College in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.ESPN signed former standout Georgia Bulldog Aaron Murray as a college football analyst in fall 2022. Murray is a mainstay for SEC Network, calling games alongside Dave Neal and Ashley ShahAhmadi. Beginning in 2025, Murray will bring his analysis to the UFL as well, assisting with ESPN’s coverage alongside Lowell Gallindo, Kirk Morrison and Eric MacLain.
Ahead of joining ESPN full-time, Murray was featured during the MegaCast presentation of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. He teamed up with Adam Amin to feature the Georgia perspective during the Homers Telecast on ESPN2.
Murray – quarterback for UGA from 2009-13 – led the Bulldogs to a 36-18 record during his four years at the helm. He still leads the SEC in both career passing touchdowns (121) and career passing yards (13,166).
The Florida native was a two-time All-SEC Second Team selection and earned MVP honors at the 2013 Capital One Bowl. Murray earned two All-America honors during his time in Athens – Freshman All-American (2010) and CFN Third Team All-American (2012).
Prior to his broadcasting career, Murray was drafted in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs. During his time with the League, Murray was a member of the Chiefs, Cardinals, Eagles and Rams.
Lauren Sisler is a national award-winning sports broadcaster who joined ESPN and SEC Network in 2016 as a sideline reporter for both college football and gymnastics. In the 2017-18 season, she was the reporter for SEC Nation, SEC Network’s traveling pre-game college football show on Saturdays in the fall. She currently serves as a college football sideline reporter on ESPN and ESPN2.
For several years, Sisler was a sports reporter and host at AL.com where she covered a multitude of teams and sports in the state of Alabama. In June of 2017, she was awarded a regional Emmy for producing an interview between Charles Barkley and Nick Saban that garnered more than 11 million views across various social media and digital platforms.
Previously, she worked at the Birmingham CBS affiliate WIAT42, where she accrued four prestigious awards including the National Sports Media Association’s Alabama Sportscaster of the Year in 2016. In consecutive years, 2014 and 2015, she was named Best Sports Anchor by the Alabama Associated Press and in 2013, she won an ABBY for Sports Anchor of the Year.
In 2003, while a freshman at Rutgers University, Sisler unexpectedly lost both of her parents, Lesley and George Sisler, to prescription drug overdoses within hours of each other. She is dedicated to spreading awareness about the dangers of addiction and the devastation it can cause for the addict, their loved ones, and the community. She currently serves as a board member for the Addiction Prevention Coalition in Birmingham, Ala., and is on the advisory board for The William Magee Institute at Ole Miss. Her debut book, “Shatterproof,” was released on Oct. 1, 2024.
Sisler, a native of Roanoke, Va., was the captain of her gymnastics team at Rutgers University and graduated in 2006 with a communication degree.
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