00:00I guess let's kind of circle back here.
00:03I remember seeing...
00:05Seeing that Mensa was going to transfer, probably somewhere on social media, I'm guessing, maybe two, three weeks.
00:10I don't know if I have my timeline right.
00:12Walk me through the process as to...
00:15How that began and when the pushback began before we get into the ruling yesterday.
00:20Sherry, thanks for having me, Craig.
00:22So, on Friday the...
00:2517th of January, within minutes of when the transfer portal ended.
00:30Mensa informed Duke that he was going to transfer, notwithstanding about a month.
00:35Earlier, he committed to Duke and posted online that...
00:40That he was coming back for the second year of his NIL deal.
00:43And then...
00:44So, that happened...
00:45That happened late on Friday and then on Monday at 6.12 p...
00:50Duke's attorneys sent a text message and email...
00:55to Mensa and his representation that, well, they're going to actually sue him.
01:00And start an arbitration process.
01:01So, Zenil agreement has an arbitration clause.
01:04But they didn't think...
01:05that was enough to take him to arbitration.
01:07They actually filed a lawsuit...
01:10in North Carolina state court, trying to enjoin him from...
01:15actually joining any other university in their football program.
01:18So, they text him...
01:20and email him at 6.12...
01:22minutes before the national championship game is set to...
01:25take off...
01:26letting him know that the next morning at 10 a.m...
01:29there was a hearing...
01:30to try to get a court to agree to enjoin him...
01:32at least temporarily.
01:34So...
01:35that hearing went forward...
01:36the court basically agreed that...
01:38they would...
01:39he would be...
01:40temporarily enjoying...
01:41the judge then recused himself...
01:42because he's a Duke booster...
01:43he's a season ticket holder.
01:44Oh, God.
01:45They got assigned to another judge...
01:48who...
01:49who...
01:50the original judge set a February 2nd hearing...
01:52for what's called a preliminary injunction hearing...
01:55to decide...
01:56if he's going to be enjoined...
01:57at least while the arbitration goes on...
02:00or if he's going to be allowed to...
02:02actually join another university...
02:03um...
02:04and then decide...
02:05the guys were able to reach the settlement...
02:06that hearing got moved up...
02:07at Mensah's team's request...
02:08it was supposed to be...
02:09it was supposed to be...
02:10tomorrow...
02:11it was supposed to be Thursday...
02:12the 29th...
02:13but just yesterday...
02:14they were able to come to his confidential...
02:15settlement agreement...
02:16everything was dismissed...
02:17and...
02:18late last night...
02:19it was confirmed...
02:20that Mensah...
02:21is in fact...
02:22joining the University of Miami.
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