005 - The Darian Mensah saga 012126
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🗓️ 21 January 2026
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The Darian Mensah saga
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| 0:00.0 | And we are back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050WTK and line to |
| 0:05.0 | Big 1050.com. |
| 0:06.5 | I mentioned in the break a story that was certainly making the rounds on our message board, |
| 0:11.1 | making the rounds nationally and highly consequential when it comes to, not just college football, |
| 0:17.9 | college athletics in the age of NIL contracts. |
| 0:24.0 | How binding our contracts when it comes to a player movement? |
| 0:31.2 | You know, will there be a ruling, will there be an outcome that just makes the notion of a contract only in agreement |
| 0:42.7 | as far as how much I'm going to pay you? But then if that's the case, why can't you break? |
| 0:47.5 | What is then binding in the contract if you could just get up and move? The latest example, |
| 0:52.7 | I know we were talking about DeMond Williams, but the latest example of that is another quarterback being sued by his school. |
| 0:59.7 | Quarterback Darien Mensa is being sued by Duke for his last minute entry into the transfer |
| 1:07.4 | portal. They are claiming breach. The Blue Devils said in their filing, |
| 1:17.8 | quote, contracts mean something. Mints's actions violate numerous provisions of his contract with Duke |
| 1:24.9 | University and disregard his promises obligations to the university. |
| 1:29.7 | And as Mensa agreed when he signed his contract, such breaches caused Duke irreparable harm for |
| 1:35.2 | which there is no adequate remedy at law. And in the event of such breach, Duke is entitled |
| 1:42.1 | to injunctive or other equitable relief. |
| 1:46.3 | And so the battle ensues. |
| 1:49.9 | His agency, Young Money, is working with sports attorney, Darien Heiter, our Heitner, |
| 1:58.0 | excuse me, and he said in response, and it was a response to our parent company over on the Michigan Insider, said to CBS Sports, the lawsuit shouldn't have been filed in the first place for a variety of reasons. |
| 2:11.7 | You can't restrain the movement of athletes from one school to another. |
| 2:15.8 | There's no provision in the agreement that removes a requirement that Duke put the player |
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