Duke enters the 2026 season as the defending ACC Champions. The Blue Devils captured their first outright ACC title since 1962 when they knocked off Virginia. Duke faces an uphill battle back to the ACC Championship Game after the stunning transfer of Darian Mensah. Duke game-by-game predictions for the 2026 football seasonWeek 1: vs. TulaneThe battle of schools that lost Darian Mensah to the Transfer Portal! Duke traveled to New Orleans last season and lost on the road to Tulane, so this will be a revenge game for the Blue Devils.