Field Level Media
28 Jan 2026, 21:25 GMT+10
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Former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah committed to Miami shortly after settling his legal dispute with the Blue Devils.
On Tuesday morning, Duke and Mensah negotiated a settlement that allowed him to transfer to another school.
On Tuesday night, Mensah confirmed to On3 his commitment to the Hurricanes as the successor to Carson Beck.
Not only that, he is bringing his No. 1 target with the Blue Devils -- wideout Cooper Barkate -- with him to Miami.
After spending his freshman season at Tulane, Mensah was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in his first season with Duke, throwing for a conference-best 3,973 yards and 34 touchdowns with six interceptions in 2025.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound rising redshirt junior led the Blue Devils (9-5) to their first outright ACC championship since 1962.
Barkate, who has one year of eligibility remaining, caught 72 passes for 1,106 yards and seven touchdowns in 2025.
This is the third straight recruiting cycle where Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal has landed arguably the top QB in the transfer portal: Cam Ward (Washington State) in 2024 and Beck (Georgia) in 2025.
--Field Level Media
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