Miami Emerges As Favorite For Duke Transfer QB Darian Mensah

Trinton Breeze

Jan 16, 2026 1 min read

Word around college football today is Miami is now the team to beat for former Duke QB Darian Mensah, who recently entered the transfer portal on the last day. This isn’t some long shot, the Hurricanes are getting serious looks and buzz as the favorite to land him according to 247Sports.

He broke out at Tulane in 2024, starting all 13 games and throwing 2,723 yards with 22 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions while completing 65.9% of his throws. He also ran for 132 yards and a score.

He then transferred to Manny Diaz’s Duke squad for the 2025 season, and he took off even more piling up nearly 4,000 yards passing with 34 touchdowns and 6 picks and a completion rate around 67%.

Mensah is back in the portal, and Miami fans are hyped about the possibility of adding a proven Power-5 QB.

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Canes Legacy

Monday at 5:00 PM

Duke fans are about to go through it. They’ll claim some kind of victory and go back to the cliches about Miami.

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sedlst11

Monday at 5:00 PM

Problem2 said:
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Ben is losing it

Notsince1985

Monday at 5:01 PM

Ajcane8 said:
At least the sandwich talk can come in handy. Dafug am I supposed to do with 90s wrasslin info?

Nothing, but 80s wrasslin info..........

mainecane

Monday at 5:03 PM

THIS WEEK's BOGO at Publix

Odysseus

Monday at 5:03 PM

fatnasty187 said:
Can we get some booty pics

Confidence1000

Monday at 5:03 PM

fatnasty187 said:
Can we get some booty pics

I agree. But only females doe. U have to make that known roun here

GrozDozer

Monday at 5:03 PM

CanesLifer2 said:
Anything from charm city is elite. The el Diablo chicken sandwich is ridiculous. The fried Oreos and bluebell ice cream as well.

I’m right down the street from there

That whole area is awesome. Mexican can spot in the cove is great. Sticky Bun is the best breakfast. Cove Brewery has good beer. Waterfront dining at the fake 2 Georges. I miss living in Boca. Lake Worth doesn’t have **** except good *** Spanish food. Every flavor.

Confidence1000

Monday at 5:04 PM

P-Tizzle said:
Top greatest wrestlers all time

the rubric: career length, in-ring ability, promo skills, draw,

1. Ric Flair
2. Shawn Michaels
3. Hulk Hogan (note: his career length, promo skills, and draw overcompensate for his lack of in-ring ability in a major way)
4. Stone Cold Steve Austin
5. Sting
6. Bret Hart
7. HHH
8. John Cena
9. The Rock
10. Randy Savage

I agree but u left out Scott Hall buddy

MrWineAndDine

Monday at 5:04 PM

mainecane said:
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THIS WEEK's BOGO at Publix

FL Cane

Monday at 5:04 PM

GrozDozer

Monday at 5:05 PM

TomAce said:
There is no sub sandwich worth a **** south of New Jersey

It’s a hoagie. The fact you called it a sandwich lets me know you don’t know ball.

Udynasty

Monday at 5:05 PM

Adding my contribution to this all-time classic

GrozDozer

Monday at 5:05 PM

mainecane said:
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THIS WEEK's BOGO at Publix

Lmao

TheOriginalCane

Monday at 5:06 PM

ZeroBeachCane3 said:
Apparently we tweeted that out for motivational purposes lmao

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So they still think they have the upper hand, and that we are all just joking around.

Can't wait to see their faces....metaphorically speaking...

dycane

Monday at 5:06 PM

There’s a little part of me that wanted this to go to the appellate court, only because of the prospect of a ruling invalidating the contract and creating a precedent in North Carolina that ***** Duke (and UNC) but doesn’t apply to Miami or the rest of the ACC.

Confidence1000

Monday at 5:06 PM

Pearson704 said:
How much is a whole chicken?

What kind of chickens are u talkin bout

3rd-43

Monday at 5:06 PM

tr1ck said:
How much money did it cost us ?

Nakos the skin ******* will make up a number and post it

Handsome Squidbum

Monday at 5:07 PM

P-Tizzle said:
Yeah, he was underrated on the mic. The problem with Bret was that he wasn't ever a great drawer at the gate. He was definitely treated as the top guy in WWF after the steroid era, but when Shawn Michaels started the attitude era, Hart was good as gone from the WWF.

disagree. Hart had a massive international audience. When WWE was on life support in the mid 90s, Hart sold out arenas internationally and that kept the WWE alive.

Fans even turned on Michaels at survivor series 1996 when he was a face and cheered for Sycho Sid. And Hart moved merchandise, Michaels audience was generally teenage girls. Michaels became more popular in DX but he was wrestling with a broken back and wasn’t the same.