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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Portal)

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ScriptOhio said:
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Duke QB Darian Mensah changes mind, enters transfer portal

Duke starting quarterback Darian Mensah is entering the transfer portal. Mensah's decision comes less than a month after he chose to return to school instead of entering the NFL draft.
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Duke QB Darian Mensah changes mind, enters transfer portal​

Duke starting quarterback Darian Mensah is entering the NCAA transfer portal.

Mensah submitted his request for transfer paperwork Friday, ahead of the midnight deadline for FBS and FCS players to enter the portal.

"This wasn't an easy decision, but after talking with my family, I believe it's in my best interest to enter the transfer portal," Mensah said in a post on X.

Miami looms as the expected favorite in Mensah's recruitment when he officially becomes available. The Hurricanes have signed transfer quarterbacks in consecutive years -- Cam Ward and Carson Beck -- and have not landed one during the two-week transfer window that opened Jan. 2.

Mensah had decided Dec. 19 to return to Duke for his redshirt junior season after exploring the possibility of entering the NFL draft. He was No. 5 in Mel Kiper Jr.'s quarterback rankings for the 2026 draft before his decision.

The quarterback was entering the second year of a two-year deal with Duke that would pay him up to $4 million in 2026. If Mensah leaves Duke, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel that his contract grants the university his exclusive name, image and likeness rights, which could prevent Mensah from earning revenue-sharing money at his next school unless the Blue Devils terminate their deal. There is not a specific buyout amount in Mensah's contract with Duke, sources told Thamel.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound redshirt sophomore from San Luis Obispo, California, transferred from Tulane to Duke after the 2024 season and led the Blue Devils to their first outright ACC championship since 1962 with a 27-20 overtime upset of No. 17 Virginia in the conference title game.

Mensah earned second-team All-ACC honors after producing a conference-leading 3,973 passing yards on 66.8% passing with 35 total touchdowns and six interceptions. He has started 27 career games at Tulane and Duke and has two more years of eligibility.

If Mensah departs the program on the final day of the NCAA transfer window, it will put coach Manny Diaz and the Blue Devils in a difficult position with few proven options available in the portal.
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Just sayin': He had a guaranteed $4M NIL deal at Duke. Some other school must have just offered him a lot more to hop in the transfer portal at the last moment......:nod:
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The NIL is tricky. Duke will likely sue for everything Miami is paying him.

Smart move though. Even if he stays with Duke he can get some extra cash.
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Ole Miss Rebels (official thread)

pnuts34
RuGettinIt said:
Did he play 4 years? I can’t really tell based on the article if he actually played in 4 seasons. If he didn’t then grant it, if he did then he’s done.

Also, I really don’t get why this is being determined in a Miss. court. Seems blatantly biased.
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He’s been in college for 5yrs, but only played 3yrs. He Redshirted his first year and only played in 2 games his 2nd year

and yes, having this trial in a MS court room is extremely biased… just the way they want it
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Green Bay Packers (Official Thread)

brodybuck21
RuGettinIt said:
I am a bit surprised they are keeping him. I don’t think he’s the guy to lead them to a championship. I don’t think Love is either, but that’s a different discussion. You have to take your shot now with a new coach. Actually Stefanski would fit well there.
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Spot on. Im still hopeful for Love and honestly the amount of serious injuries this year didnt help so next year will tell alot
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Green Bay Packers (Official Thread)

RuGettinIt
brodybuck21 said:
Meh i guess. Obviously I was emotional after the choke job last sat night and wanted him gone and honestly ....I think I still do
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I am a bit surprised they are keeping him. I don’t think he’s the guy to lead them to a championship. I don’t think Love is either, but that’s a different discussion. You have to take your shot now with a new coach. Actually Stefanski would fit well there.
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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Portal)

pnuts34
sparcboxbuck said:
The volume of kids who hit the portal this year almost had to result in this. Who knows if what we saw this year will become the new norm, but I suspect that it likely will settle down quite a bit after this round of musical chairs doesn’t end well for a lot of kids.

It’s hard to put any of this on the kids themselves. Ultimately they do have a choice so, yeah… they get some of the blame here. That said, I suspect that a LOT of very bad advice that was hardly given in service of these kids has lead them to where they are.

Pro tip. If you go into the portal, you best have a new home already secured. If you don’t, you darn well better be the bell of the ball, otherwise… FAFO.
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I think the only way to stop the mass flow of Portal entries like this next year, is to bring back the 2nd Portal window. This Portal was so insane, because there was only 1 time in the year to transfer. If kids can now wait until Spring and see where they actually fall on the depth chart closer to the season.

Coaches and schools will be more inclined to pay up to a kid who has shown that he’s stepped up in the off season. I’m sure Scott, Graham, Porter and some of the young DL would have seen a bump in their NIL if they could prove they could compete in the 2 deep. But if you’re just basing what they did this past year on paying them more next year. Then I have no problem with all of them leaving
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