It may have only been Stanford, but the Miami Hurricanes look to be in mid-season form already. Mario Cristobal’s program did not skip a beat in its first game since playing for last year’s national title. Even with a new cast of characters in town, Darian Mensah and the rest of the Miami offense wiped the floor with Stanford on The Farm in a huge statement win. Clemson and the ACC better look out!
It got so bad so quickly in Palo Alto that RedditCFB thought the Canes were playing FCS Samford.
Just another top-10 team beating up on an FCS opponent to start the season.Wait a second… that doesn’t say Samford? pic.twitter.com/oGrUTkGnrn
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 5, 2026
In Miami’s scintillating 45-6 blowout victory over the Cardinal, Mensah put on a clinic during his team debut. The former Duke and Tulane starting quarterback showed everyone watching that he can lead the ACC’s most talented team to an unprecedented conference championship. He completed 27-of-30 passes for 401 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions on the evening. Mensah was on fire!…