Darian Mensah's 'Seamless Transition' to Miami Allows For Offensive Freedom
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All eyes are on the Miami Hurricanes and its star quarterback Darian Mensah.
Anyone inside the building will say that Mensah is one of the best players in the country and could be the best quarterback the Canes have had in the past three years.
It is a tall task for him to deliver on that, but so far, everything has been smooth sailing for the Heisman hopeful QB.
"It's been pretty seamless, other than actually getting to campus," Mensah said during ACC Football Kickoff. "But, you know, it's been a lot of fun. Coaches, players, everyone around the university has been, you know, detrimental to, you know, my success. But I've, you know, I've been super excited to, you know, get to know new people. But it's been awesome and a pretty seamless transition."
Moreover, with Mensah having more time on offense than Carson Beck did last year, it has given him the freedom to explore offensively and grow his game. This is also allowing him to revert to his freshman form, with the playstyle and offensive comfort.
It was the time that he aired out the ball the most and when he played a pro-style of football.
"Here, we're more play-action heavy and, playing smash-mouth football and going to establish the run — kind of more similar to my Tulane offense," Mensah said. "But I think that's more, that's the difference between here and Duke. Duke, we were more air raid, throwing a bunch of times. But here, I think we're more play-action, you know, take you over the top."
The 6-foot-3 gunslinger also knows that with the moves that he made, this has to be a season in which he breaks into a new stratosphere, and he is motivated to get it done.
"I mean, I'm just motivated," Mensah continued. "I feel like, the team and I have something to prove this year. But I'm just excited to go to work. I'm with a new team, I'm in a new place, a new staff, new offense. You know, there's a lot for me to handle as far as the transition goes. But, yeah, I mean, I try to, just tune a lot of things out and, just go to work. So, that's kind of how I operate."
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.
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