On Jan. 27, Duke University resolved outside of court regarding the lawsuit between the school and former quarterback Darian Mensah. The preliminary injunction hearing was originally scheduled to be heard on Feb. 2, then was moved up to Jan. 29. However, Duke ultimately elected to settle before it was ever taken to court.
Duke filed the lawsuit against Mensah after the quarterback announced his intention to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal just hours before the entry window was set to close on Jan. 16. After the 2024 college football season, Mensah signed a two-year NIL contract with Duke worth an estimated $7.5 million.
The deal was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2026. About a month before Mensah announced his decision to transfer, he publicly released a video announcing he would return to Duke in 2026.
Now, obviously, this deal left Duke in an impossible position with the entry window practically closed upon the arrival of Mensah’s transfer announcement. The Blue Devils had nowhere to turn after their once repledged starting quarterback elected to throw it all away.
Regardless, Mensah committed to Miami on the same day of the legal settlement, and he is now officially gone from the Duke program.
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Obviously, Mensah’s last-second decision to hit the portal caught many Duke fans by surprise and left a pretty sour taste in plenty of mouths…