Miami QB Darian Mensah continues to set records, but could soft schedule cost him a Heisman?

More specifically, though, their quarterback, Darian Mensah, has been an absolute revelation for them.During Friday night's game against Wake Forest, Mensah set an ACC record with 24 straight completions and has been hovering above the 90% mark in that category for most of the season.Worth every penny of that reported $6 million contract, eh?Darian Mensah, No.10, of the Miami (FL) Hurricanes passes the ball against the Stanford Cardinal in the first half at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif., on Sept.

4, 2026.(Getty Images)With the kind of numbers Mensah has been putting up — and likely will continue to put up — the Hurricanes are almost a lock to make the College Football Playoff and, by extension, their signal caller will almost certainly be invited to New York City as a Heisman finalist.DEFYING THE ODDS: WHY THESE THREE LONG SHOTS COULD BE HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS THIS SEASONBut will Mensah and the Canes be victims of a Charmin soft schedule?To be fair to Miami, they don't make their conference schedule, and they do have to play Notre Dame in early November, but their 2026 slate, by and large, is a bit of a joke.They've done everything in their power to bludgeon the teams in front of them, hanging 77 points on FAMU just a week earlier, but while some of their contemporaries will face a murderer's row this season, Miami likely won't face a ranked team until that aforementioned meeting with the Fighting Irish.The ACC features three teams ranked in the AP Top-25 as of week three, Louisville Virginia, and SMU, and the Hurricanes will avoid playing all three in the regular season.ACC SUPREMACY: IS IT REALLY THE MIAMI HURRICANES VERSUS THE FIELD FOR THE 2026 SEASON?Again, that isn't their fault, and a lot could change in the coming weeks, but it won't help the case of their talented quarterback when it comes time for award season.Miami's case for making the College Football Playoff is secure, given its high ranking to start the season and the fact that the Hurric...