Mensah Shines in Miami Debut | San Francisco News

0:00It's September 5th. This is San Francisco News today. Local news powered by AI. Darian Mensa, the new quarterback for Miami, absolutely lit it up in his first game. He dropped five touchdown passes and his receiver Malachai Tony went off for a record breaking 234 yards. The Hurricanes took down Stanford with a score of 45 to 6. Mensa came over from Duke and was just itching to get on the field, saying it took a lot to get to this point. These two connected early and often, scoring on the first two drives and then again on a huge 47 yard bomb in the third quarter. That long touchdown pass broke a school record that had stood since 1984. Tony mentioned how much it means to him to set a new mark at a university with so much football history. Mensa wasted no time making his presence felt, hitting Tony for a 48 yard gain on the very first play. They followed that up with a 23 yard touchdown and then another two yard score on the next

1:00possession. Tony even hit the Heisman pose after those scores, showing out for the home crowd. Mensa finished the game with 401 yards on 27 completions out of 30 attempts, setting records for both passing yards and touchdowns in a Miami debut. He was already a top quarterback last season and now he's paired with Tony, who was a freshman sensation last year, racking up over a thousand yards. Stanford's quarterback, Davis Warren, threw for over 200 yards, but his team just couldn't find the end zone. Their coach said they moved the ball well at times, but need to get better at finishing drives. Miami, on the other hand, looked every bit the offensive powerhouse they were expected to be.