The Duke football program got some really bad news on Friday — the deadline day for players to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Duke star quarterback Darian Mensah plans to enter the portal, he confirmed via X on Friday afternoon: Mensah had previously announced on Dec. 19 that he would be returning to Duke for his […]
One of Clemson’s 2026 conference opponents got some huge news on Friday. Duke quarterback Darian Mensah announced Friday that he will be returning to Duke for his redshirt junior season in 2026. Mensah, the No. 5 quarterback in ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s rankings for the 2026 NFL Draft, had considered entering the draft […]
Clemson (3-5, 2-4 ACC) racked up 560 yards of total offense but allowed a touchdown and two-point conversion with 40 seconds to play in a 46-45 loss to Duke (5-3, 4-1 ACC) at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. It marked Duke’s first win at Clemson since 1980, and the Blue Devils’ win did not come without […]
CLEMSON — Duke beat Clemson for the first time since 1980 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday when Darian Mensah converted a two-point pass to Sahmir Hagans to complete a 46-45 come-from-behind victory. The Hagans conversion came with 40 seconds to play following a 3-yard touchdown run by Nate Sheppard. While it was another tough loss […]
A slew of miscues in the secondary and a big mishap on special teams cost Clemson in its loss to Duke on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Blue Devils outlasted the Tigers, 46-45, and multiple coverage busts/poor secondary play on Clemson’s end were to blame in large part. A kickoff return touchdown allowed by the […]
Is this the most frustrating season that Dabo Swinney has experienced as Clemson’s head coach? Swinney was asked that question during his postgame press conference following Saturday’s 46-45 loss to Duke at Memorial Stadium – Duke’s first win at Clemson since 1980. “No. 2010,” Swinney replied. “I would put this one and ’10 probably right […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had a message for Tiger fans following his team’s 46-45 loss to Duke on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. It marks Duke’s first win at Clemson since 1980. The Blue Devils improved to 5-3 on the season and 4-1 in the ACC, while the Tigers fell to 3-5 and 2-4 in […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney didn’t hold back while discussing the pass interference call that was made in the final minute of the Tigers’ 46-45 loss to Duke on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Facing a fourth-and-10 from the Clemson 18-yard line with 49 seconds left, Duke quarterback Derian Mensah’s pass to Que’Sean Brown fell incomplete. […]
Clemson and Duke were all knotted up at 28 after two quarters of Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers trailed 21-7 late in the first quarter but scored 21 unanswered points in the second to take a 28-21 lead, before the Blue Devils scored a touchdown right before halftime to tie the game up. […]
Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik hit wide-open wide receiver Antonio Williams in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 10:26 left in the second quarter, as the Tigers cut into the Blue Devils’ lead, making the score 21-14 in Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium. The touchdown capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that spanned 4:39. […]