Duke quarterback Darian Mensah will test young ASU defense

EL PASO, Texas — Christmas came early for Duke football coach Manny Diaz. His redshirt sophomore quarterback, Darian Mensah, decided to return to the school for the 2026 season when he had the numbers to declare for the NFL draft. Not only that, he will be playing for the Blue Devils in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 against Arizona State. "That's a huge boost for the program, obviously," Diaz said in his session with the Sun Bowl media on Dec. 30. "What I'm most looking forward to is just him being able to truly establish himself as the leader of our...