Duke quarterback Darian Mensah said he was entering the NCAA transfer portal, reversing a previous announcement that he would return after leading the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference title this season as a redshirt sophomore.
Mensah, who spent his first two years of college football with Tulane in the American Conference, announced his plan in a social media post Friday afternoon, hours before a 15-day window for entering the portal was set to close.
“I’m forever grateful for Duke and the coaching staff,” Mensah wrote. “Thank you Duke family for everything. This wasn’t an easy decision, but after talking with my family, I believe it’s in my best interest to enter the transfer portal.”
Mensah and Duke announced his return in December, with the news coming between the Blue Devils’ overtime win against Virginia for the ACC title and their Sun Bowl win against Arizona State, completing a second straight nine-win season under second-year head coach Manny Diaz.
The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Mensah is second in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season with 3,937 passing yards and is tied for second with 34 touchdown passes. He was intercepted just six times in his 500 attempts.