The Reason Why Duke Lost To 11th Ranked Illinois Saturday 45-19 In Durham Was Because Duke Lost Four Fumbles Darian Mensah Threw Interception Because Illinois Converted Duke’s Mistakes Into Points
The reason why Duke lost to 11th ranked Illinois Saturday 45-19 in Durham was 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
Duke is now going to prepare to play Tulane in New Orleans on Saturday September 13, 2025!
Unlike Duke,
Tulane won 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 ! Though, who is commentating is to be determined!