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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407cane

Monday at 7:09 PM

Where’s that announcement

aelmiami

Monday at 7:09 PM

El Orange said:
I am not exaggerating I'm legit shocked and floored by these Duke fans crash out over this.

I respect Duke as an academic institution but seriously these people are ******* dumb as ****. The NIL value that Duke themselves determined he is worth to them is 4 mil per year. That number is the absolute MAX you could get in a settlement bc you already said to the kid that is what he is worth to you.

You can't then go and say "well actually he was worth 10-25 million!" bc you are mad. Frankly even a 4 million dollar buyout would be disgusting in and of itself given that is the sum total of a years worth of value he already gave them and they'd have gotten his NIL for free at that point.

It’s just because he’s going to us. If it was Bama they’d chalk it up to well can’t pass up going to Bama. Those mouth breathers think they are in the same stratosphere as us in football. It’s ridiculous honestly.

JD08

Monday at 7:10 PM

Pentagon Cane said:
It was his tagline in many of his interviews especially in the late 70s.

I have no memory of that at all. Shows how much attention I paid to interviews

T$$$

Monday at 7:11 PM

MadCane said:
The hijacking of these threads is by far some of the dumbest **** ever.

aelmiami

Monday at 7:11 PM

Alex Del Piero said:
Is something about to happen soon, or is it okay for me to go to sleep now?

I doubt he officially “commits” until there’s some announcement on a resolution first.

Alex Del Piero

Monday at 7:14 PM

aelmiami said:
I doubt he officially “commits” until there’s some announcement on a resolution first.

The announcement of the resolution would be enough for me today but it’s 1:12 am.

I’ll read y'all when I’ll wake up

Jedi Master Cane

Monday at 7:17 PM

Willing to bet these Duke geeks have never had *** without first providing a credit card number

RaisingCane26

Monday at 7:23 PM

For what it’s worth-Heath Bar cookies @ Publix are extremely legit

fatnasty187

Monday at 7:23 PM

Imma give an F for the lack of booty pics. JC how far have we slid off the mountain. Somebody somewhere wasn't there a booty pic bat signal?

aelmiami

Monday at 7:25 PM

MadCane said:
The hijacking of these threads is by far some of the dumbest **** ever.

It’s out of football season. Only so many ways we can **** on Duke fans. Considering how this board can go at each other for really no reason it’s actually a good experience imo.

brcane1

Monday at 7:26 PM

thatmaxwellkid said:
I heard Jameis Winston likes wrestling. His favorite move is the Boston Crab. Sorry, dad joke.

ssvir

Monday at 7:31 PM

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

OldhamA

Monday at 7:34 PM

thatmaxwellkid said:
Speaking of that, what about the OG Luchador Mil Mascaras?

The dude that eliminated himself from the Royal Rumble?

Canedog

Monday at 7:35 PM

Greatest wrestlers of all time:

1. Lou Thesz
2. Ric Flair
3. Hulk Hogan
4. Bruno Sammartino
5. John Cena
6. Verne Gagne
7. Stone Cold Steve Austin
8. The Undertaker
9. The Rock
10. Gorgeous George

Da Jumbo Mutombo

Monday at 7:35 PM

I have a confession to make. My wife is a Duke grad.

Edit to deter the hate. Also a UM law grad (where we met).

Pentagon Cane

Monday at 7:36 PM

JD08 said:
I have no memory of that at all. Shows how much attention I paid to interviews

That's what made him The Dream. It was his on camera interviews and his hamming it up in the ring. As a wrestler he wasn't athletic one bit.

NZ Cane

Monday at 7:36 PM

oh gawd another Publix thread....

407cane

Monday at 7:36 PM

Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
I have a confession to make. My wife is a Duke grad.

Disgusted Ew GIF by SpongeBob SquarePants

Zbrod95

Monday at 7:36 PM

Canedog said:
Greatest wrestlers of all time:

1. Lou Thesz
2. Ric Flair
3. Hulk Hogan
4. Bruno Sammartino
5. John Cena
6. Verne Gagne
7. Stone Cold Steve Austin
8. The Undertaker
9. The Rock
10. Gorgeous George

No love for Randy Orton?