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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Go Canes!!

Monday at 5:46 PM

fatnasty187 said:
Can we get some booty pics

In keeping with the theme of the day

DoctorKrazey

Monday at 5:46 PM

cameron97 said:
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I prefer my smoked chickens to Publix and Costco (sorry I’m behind in the thread today)

Yea I don’t know what’s going on with Publix’ rotisserie chicken these days but those things are looking SAD. Looks like they went to the midget farm to get them…they’re like half the size they used to be. And dry as all ****…

3rd-43

Monday at 5:46 PM

Cribby said:
I avoid sweets now but every Saturday I grab the mini bag of these at check out. That’s my treat.

It’s good to satiate every once in a while, just sucks when one publix chocolate cookie turns into 7, like today.

Pause for sucks

3rd-43

Monday at 5:48 PM

Go Canes!! said:
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In keeping with the theme of the day

@Paranos

Cuddlefish

Monday at 5:48 PM

RVACane said:
we might need to bring in a real creator for this @Cuddlefish

I'll see what I can do lol. In the meantime there's this.

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YLCANE

Monday at 5:49 PM

lmfao
You guys crack
Me up!!!!
Just Boarded headed to Hawaii for a quick two day work trip
And trying to to get caught up on Mensah and Barkate and i got through 18 pages of wrestling
Publix Bogos and subs/heros

And just a touch of dook gonna get railed by 70

Guess anything goes offseason!!!!

RF-4CCane

Monday at 5:53 PM

Gyro:

Hero:

My father and his business partners owned a couple Mr Hero franchises in Cleveland back in the 70’s.

The bottom one is called a Romanburger Hero, a veritable heart attack on a roll.
Two burgers, salami, mortadella, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onions, Italian dressing.

hoops156

Monday at 5:54 PM

TheOriginalCane said:
It's "gyro", pronounced "hero". Seriously.

its actually YEE-ro

C
Canenable

Monday at 5:54 PM

arwinga said:
You know something???

I sure do.

StPeteCane

Monday at 5:54 PM

3rd-43 said:
It’s good to satiate every once in a while, just sucks when one publix chocolate cookie turns into 7, like today.

Pause for sucks

The worst is my kids gotta get the free cookies as soon as we get to the store and then I have to watch them eat the **** things as I try to buy moderately healthy foods.

insaneinthecane

Monday at 5:55 PM

RF-4CCane said:
Dusty Rhodes, every Tuesday night at the leaky teepee!

Just about every Wednesday night at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Nobody and I mean nobody was a bigger draw than The American Dream , the son of a plumber , back in his prime!!

C
Canenable

Monday at 5:55 PM

Manfred_Cane said:
Biblical username...

Are you the prophet?!

I am, apparently, this will not be finishing in court.

Cribby

Monday at 5:55 PM

3rd-43 said:
It’s good to satiate every once in a while, just sucks when one publix chocolate cookie turns into 7, like today.

Pause for sucks

I don’t even dance with that type stuff . It won’t end well

D
dolemite79

Monday at 5:56 PM

Y
YLCANE

Monday at 5:57 PM

hoops156 said:
its actually YEE-ro

I thought it was Yeeer-ro

CanesLifer2

Monday at 5:57 PM

shumbly33 said:
Sources close to some situation are telling me that this will all be over within the hour, unless it drags on until this evening or possibly tomorrow or a later date tbd. The same sources are telling me that there is smoke around jersey Mike's being the best chain sub shop and Tatanka being a dark horse candidate for goat wrestler. Stay tuned.

Jersey mikes is good but the value for what you spend vs what you get just isn’t there.

Laspadas or bust. IYKYK

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JHallCanes

Monday at 5:59 PM

WesternMDCane said:
I saw Arn Anderson at either BWI or DCA airport one time, I was like “Holy ****, that’s Arn Anderson” wife was like “so”, I said “a member of the 4 horsemen” she was like “and”, I just put my head down and walked to the gate.

I bet you got a nice setup at your bachelor pad for Miami games now