{"id":253126,"date":"2026-07-15T23:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/qb-darian-mensah-discusses-how-success-of-cam-ward-carson-beck-persuaded-him-to-transfer-to-miami\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:25:55","slug":"qb-darian-mensah-discusses-how-success-of-cam-ward-carson-beck-persuaded-him-to-transfer-to-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/qb-darian-mensah-discusses-how-success-of-cam-ward-carson-beck-persuaded-him-to-transfer-to-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"QB Darian Mensah discusses how success of Cam Ward, Carson Beck persuaded him to transfer to Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/duke_blue_devils\/31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke Blue Devils<\/a> quarterback Darian Mensah joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/miami_hurricanes\/35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Hurricanes<\/a> this offseason. A huge paycheck isn&#8217;t the only reason he transferred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/college_football\/articles\/miami_paid_big_money_to_win_qb_darian_mensah_in_the_transfer_portal\/s1_13132_44061106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0paid big money<\/a> to lure the QB to Miami. Mensah, 21, is reportedly set to make $6.5M in NIL (name, image and likeness) deals in 2026, making him the highest-paid athlete in college sports. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/college_football\/articles\/perfect_timing_why_miami_qb_darian_mensah_could_be_one_of_the_biggest_risers_in_2027_nfl_draft\/s1_13132_44040458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">includes a partnership<\/a> with Derby Watch Supply, a luxury watch dealer.<\/p>\n<p>The money and the bling are great, but if it&#8217;s the only thing the Hurricanes offered, Mensah may have gone elsewhere. He clearly wanted to start for a program that could win a national championship and send him to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL.<\/a> Miami checks both of those boxes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Darian Mensah speaks on transferring to Miami\u00a0<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;That was a huge factor, deciding to transfer, seeing what those guys did,&#8221; Mensah said Wednesday at ACC Media Days in Charlotte when asked about the success of previous Miami transfer QBs Cam Ward and Carson Beck (h\/t On3&#8217;s Brett McMurphy). &#8220;My [offensive coordinator Shannon] Dawson will form the offense around the quarterback, around the stuff he likes to do. 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A huge paycheck isn&#8217;t the only reason he transferred.\u00a0 The Hurricanes\u00a0paid big money to lure the QB to Miami. 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