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Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest

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Darian Mensah set an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record for consecutive completions with 24 straight passes in the first half and added more to surpass Mitch Trubisky’s multi-game mark of 30, leading fifth-ranked Miami to a 33-20 victory over Wake Forest. Despite a strong offensive start by Mensah, who completed 30 of his 34 attempts for three touchdowns, Miami’s offense stalled late in the game. The Hurricanes’ defense then made four consecutive fourth-quarter stops, including a safety and two interceptions, to secure the win against Wake Forest's comeback attempt led by quarterback Gio Lopez.

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Darian Mensah, a quarterback who transferred from Duke to Miami via Tulane, led Miami to a 33-20 victory over Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game on Friday night. During the game, Mensah set an ACC record by completing his first 24 passes and extended his streak of consecutive completions to 35, just one short of the FBS record. Despite a strong performance by Wake Forest's Gio Lopez, who threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns, Miami's defense stepped up with four straight fourth-quarter stops to secure the win. Mensah, now at the helm of an offense that ranks eighth in total yards per game nationally, has completed 71 of his first 79 passes this season with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions, making him a strong Heisman Trophy candidate.

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Topics

ACC Hurricanes Miami Wake Forest the Demon Deacons

Subjects

Miami GPE · 7× Wake Forest ORG · 6× Lopez PERSON · 4× Mensah PERSON · 3× ACC ORG · 2× Hurricanes ORG · 2× the Demon Deacons ORG · 2× Darian Mensah PERSON · 1× N.C. GPE · 1× WINSTON-SALEM GPE · 1×

Narrative

Menah added a short TD throw to star sophomore receiver Malachi Toney as Miami (3-0, 2-0) took a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter, only to see its prolific offense grind to an abrupt halt with four straight three-and-outs while seeing multiple players get banged up.

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2026-09-19 · Toronto Star

Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest · assertive framing

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Darian Mensah connected on his first 24 passes on the way to setting Atlantic Coast Conference records for consecutive completions, and fifth-ranked Miami’s defense came up with four straight fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 33-20 on Friday night. asserted

defense → connect → night

Mensah completed 30 of 34 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns, including a 9-yarder to Joshua Moore on the game’s first possession and a perfect-execution throw back to the left side on Elija Lofton’s 21-yard score. asserted

Mensah → complete → score

players → add → outs

That ultimately gave the Hurricanes’ defense its chance to step up as Wake Forest tried to rally. asserted

Forest → give → chance

Gio Lopez threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1), including a perfect throw to the back right corner of the end zone for Carlos Hernandez on a 17-yard strike that pulled Wake Forest to 31-20 with 14:56 left. asserted

that → throw → 14:56

But from there, Miami’s defense pressured Lopez in the end zone to draw a holding penalty for a safety. asserted

defense → pressure → safety

Then, after Wake Forest drove all the way to the Miami 13, the Hurricanes again pressured Lopez into an inaccurate throw on fourth down in the end zone. asserted

Hurricanes → drive → zone

Miami freshman JJ Dunnigan followed by rushing around the end to harass Lopez into another hurried and off-target throw on fourth down with 5:24 left. asserted

Dunnigan → follow → 5:24

Then Ethan O’Connor picked off Lopez’s pass at the 2:24 mark in the red zone, effectively ending this one. asserted

O’Connor → pick → one

The takeaway Miami: The Hurricanes had been nothing short of dominant while leading the country in total offense (702.5) and ranking second in the Bowl Subdivision ranks in scoring (61.0), which had been part of their jump. asserted

which → lead → jump

The defense’s play late offered a positive in a relatively close game compared to a pair of blowouts to open the year. asserted

play → offer → year

The Demon Deacons were chasing a rare win against the nation’s elite. asserted

Deacons → chase → elite

They entered Friday with a 1-68 mark against teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll, with the only win coming against No. 4 Tennessee in 1946. asserted

win → enter → 1946

One culprit in this setback: 13 penalties for 137 yards, including two that negated big fourth-quarter punt returns. asserted

that → include → returns

Mensah ultimately completed 35 straight passes going back to last week against Florida A&M, breaking the ACC mark of 30 consecutive completions over multiple games set by North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky in September 2016. asserted

Mensah → complete → September

His 24-for-24 start broke the ACC single-game record of 18, held by three players. asserted

start → break → players

Up next Miami: Hosts Central Michigan next Saturday. asserted

Miami → host → Michigan