Story byJustin DottavioSat, January 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM UTC·5 min readThe Miami Hurricanes clearly want to sign Darian Mensah as their quarterback for the 2026 season. Mensah has requested to be entered into the transfer portal, and he has a 100% crystal ball per 247 to The U. But as our own Rob Weaver told us, Duke was granted a restraining order which has paused Mensah’s entrance into the portal, for now. From what I’ve been able to decipher (not a lawyer) it’s not that the Duke Blue Devils can keep Mensah from transferring, he has the right to choose where to go to school, but what they can do is prevent him from accepting any other NIL licensing deals while withholding their NIL license payment to him. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIf Mensah can’t collect NIL from Miami, and if Duke doesn’t have to pay him out, this is a moot point and he needs to stay in Durham, NC.