Sunday, 3 a.m.
It was difficult for Duke to watch Darian Mensah leave.
It was worse to watch him in his new uniform.
Mensah, a transfer quarterback, had. a memorable day Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. He hit 30 of 41 passes for 382 yards to lead seventh-ranked Miami to a 36-25 win over the Blue Devils.
Miami also also had 382 yards rushing for a total of 532 yards of total offense.
Cooper Barkate, another former Duke player, had eight catches for 134 yards in the absence of Malachi Toney.
Duke was tied 10-10 shortly before the half, but couldn't keep up with the Canes in the second half.
Duke's Nate Sheppard rushed for 131 yards and caught 12 passes for 93 more yards.
Miami is home on Saturday against Virginia.
Florida 21, Kentucky 14: There are times they look like a contender. Then there are times they do not.
The up-and-down season of the Gators continued Saturday night with a victory over the Kentucky Wildcats on the road.
The Gators had beaten both fourth-ranked Ole Miss (at the time) and seventh-ranked Texas earlier in the season. Howevere, they lost to Missouri and South Carolina. They scored just seven points against Oklahoma and just eight against Georgia.
This was one of the keeper nights for the 6-4 Gators. Quarterback Aaron Philo threw for 119 yards and ran for 102 more.
The Gators trailed 7-0 and 14-7 before rallying.
Florida is home Saturday at noon against Vanderbilt.