Same $10M. Mensah Left. Smith Stayed.
Darian Mensah took $10M and left Duke for Miami. Jeremiah Smith turned down $10M and stayed at Ohio State. Same week, opposite answers. The NCAA is cooked.
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The NIL Contract Duke Couldn't Enforce
Duke paid millions for Mensah's NIL deal and still lost him. The lawsuit that couldn't stick reveals a legal crisis college football isn't built to solve.