Quarterback Darian Mensah and Duke football announced a settlement on Tuesday, Jan. 27, allowing the standout passer to enter the transfer portal freely.

The news was announced by Young Money APAA Sports, Mensah’s representation, on social media.

“We are pleased to announce that Darian Mensah, supported by our team of legal counsel and Young Money APAA Sports, has reached a settlement agreement with Duke University,” the statement read. “Darian extends his sincere gratitude to Duke University for engaging in good-faith discussions and reaching this resolution. He wishes the Blue Devils, Coach Diaz, the staff, and the entire fan base continued success for the seasons ahead.”

Duke also issued a statement on the settlement.

“We are committed to fulfilling all promises and obligations Duke makes to our student-athletes when we enter into contractual agreements with them, and we expect the same in return,” Duke said (via Pete Thamel). “Enforcing those agreements is a necessary element of ensuring predictability and structure for athletic programs. It is nonetheless a difficult choice to pursue legal action against a student and teammate; for this reason we sought to resolve the matter fairly and quickly.”

Mensah announced his attentions to enter the transfer portal on Jan. 16, the final day of the two-week window that opened Jan. 2. However, Duke sued Mensah on Jan. 20. claiming he breached his multi-year contract with the school that was reportedly paying him $4 million annually. The contract also gave his name, image and likeness (NIL) rights to Duke.

Mensah had originally announced his return to Duke in December after leading the program to an ACC Championship. The former Tulane transfer will be one of the most sought-after quarterbacks in the transfer portal, with a few high-profile schools notably still without a starter.

This story will be updated.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Darian Mensah, Duke football reach settlement in lawsuit