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· collected 2026-09-05 · by Austin Perry
The article is a first-person account by a University of Florida fan who recounts how the Miami Hurricanes have consistently found talented quarterbacks from the transfer portal. The author notes that Miami's latest acquisition, Duke transfer Darian Mensah, was given a "king's ransom" to join the team and has already shown promise in his first game. The article suggests that with Mensah at the helm and a relatively easy schedule ahead of them, the Hurricanes may be poised for another deep playoff run. This is the author's fourth instance of witnessing Miami snag an NFL Draft hopeful quarterback from the transfer portal.
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I remember it like it was yesterday.
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it → remember → it
I was at a friend's birthday party with a group of fans representing each of the "Big 3" Florida schools (Miami, Florida, and Florida State).
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I → represent → schools
Being a Gator fan, I was relishing in joining my fellow Florida fanatics and Seminole supporters mocking the Miami contingent that they had whiffed on all their quarterback targets in the transfer portal.
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they → relish → portal
As we laughed and reveled in their misery, a notification flashed across everyone's phone screen that changed the tide of the night in favor of the Canes fans.
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that → laugh → fans
The Hurricanes had found their guy, but after a Heisman-level season in 2024, their one year rental was off to the NFL Draft.
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rental → find → Draft
So Miami's rivals fired up the trolls once again, and towards the end of the portal period, it looked like the Hurricanes were going to have to eat crow.
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Hurricanes → fire → crow
That is, until they plucked Georgia quarterback Carson Beck from the ranks of the NFL Draft.
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they → pluck → Draft
Then the Canes rode another late transfer pickup to within a quarter of winning the national championship.
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Canes → ride → championship
So when Miami and Mario Cristobal were without a signal caller heading into the teeth of the offseason, we all knew better than to gloat.
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we → head → offseason
And that proved to be the right decision, as the Canes once again persuaded an NFL Draft hopeful - this time Duke transfer Darian Mensah - to hop in the boat in Coral Gables.
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Canes → prove → Gables
Mensah was given a king's ransom to make his way down to South Florida, and so far, though it's only been one game, that investment is looking to be paying dividends.
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investment → give → dividends
I think I speak for the rest of college football when I ask: how do the Canes keep doing this?
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Canes → think → this
I'm reminded of the famous scene from "Breaking Bad," when Aaron Paul's character screams "HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!"
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HE → remind → IT
Granted, Miami played a Stanford team that was missing half its roster due to injury and probably isn't much to write home about even when fully healthy.
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that → grant → injury
But those numbers would look good in a 7-on-7 scrimmage, let alone in a conference game on the road three time zones from home.
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numbers → look → home
Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.
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Somehow, some way, Cristobal and the Canes have another quarterback who can realistically win the Heisman trophy and lead them on a deep Playoff run.
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who → have → run
The schedule for Miami won't offer a ton of resistance either; there will be far more Stanford-level teams than Playoff-caliber ones.
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schedule → offer → ones
When you combine all that and Mensah's skill with the weapons he's been surrounded with (not to mention elite offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson), the Hurricanes might be here to stay.
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Hurricanes → combine → Dawson
Let this be a warning to any rival fanbase rooting on the downfall of Miami (I include myself in that).
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I → let → that
If the offseason starts to drag on next January and they still haven't signed a quarterback, don't hit send on that X post with all the laughing emojis.
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they → start → emojis
Chances are they are a few calls away from landing a potential first-rounder looking to give college one last go.
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they → land → go
