The Miami Hurricanes wished to carry quarterback Darian Mensah into the fold. He wished to be a Hurricane a lot that he sued his former program, the Duke Blue Devils, for the chance to switch to Miami.
The authorized points at the moment are behind him, and he is formally in Coral Gables and anticipated to be the starter in 2026 because the Hurricanes look to interchange Carson Beck.
This marks a pleasant run of quarterbacks for head coach Mario Cristobal, who has performed the switch portal like a fiddle.
He is introduced in Cam Ward, Beck and now Mensah in back-to-back-to-back offseasons.
Ward was a Heisman Trophy finalist earlier than going No. 1 general within the 2025 NFL Draft to the Tennessee Titans. They are not the identical participant, however Cristobal just lately revealed to On3’s J.D. Pickell that he does see some similarities between Mensah and Ward.
“I believe all people’s so completely different, however you do try to decide some similarities to make issues as analogous as you’ll be able to, or carry it to life in dialog,” Cristobal mentioned. “I believe you see a few of (Ward’s) recreation in him. However, he’s his personal distinctive participant additionally. Man, he’s so correct. So cellular. On the run, on script, off script, down the sector, intermediate, quick, quick-game, screen-game, making issues occur along with his toes. And, he has an unimaginable persona. That half actually hit quick.”
Miami likes what it has in QB Darian Mensah
Mensah is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback from San Louis Obispo, California, and he is the right encapsulation of the modern-day school soccer quarterback.
What which means is that he is a switch portal star.
He performed at Tulane as a freshman, racking up 2,723 yards and 22 touchdowns in comparison with six interceptions. He then transferred to Duke and put up 3,973 yards and 34 touchdowns in comparison with six interceptions in 2025.
Mensah was an enormous a part of Duke’s success final season, and now Cristobal and the Hurricanes are hoping he can proceed his methods in South Seashore.
“Man, it’s thrilling as a result of he brings loads to the desk. We actually suppose the sky’s the restrict for Darian Mensah,” Cristobal mentioned.
