Duke and Miami will both have new quarterbacks next season after the Blue Devils reached a settlement agreement with Darian Mensah that let him out of his contractual obligations with the university. Mensah will now transfer to Miami where he is expected to take Carson Beck's starting quarterback role.
Mensah led Duke to their first-ever ACC championship in football in 2025 as he threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns in an upset win over No. 17 Virginia, which briefly had Duke in the conversation for a College Football Playoff spot, despite their 8-5 record. Instead Duke settled for a 42-39 win over Arizona State in the Sun Bowl.
