UNLV quarterback leaves school, saying $100,000 NIL payment wasn’t made. Here’s how it could have been avoided.
Matthew Sluka was UNLV’s starting quarterback and has led the team to a 3-0 record so far this season. He won’t play in another game for the school.
UNLV QB leaves team; agent says school did not meet $100,000 NIL commitment
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka has decided to sit out the rest of the season over a $100,000 NIL payment that was promised but never paid after he agreed to transfer to the Rebels from Holy Cross, Sluka’s agent told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “I think there was some kind of breakdown in communication,” Bob Sluka, Matthew’s father, told AP.
UNLV turns down $100,000 offer to help keep QB Mike Sluka after NIL fiasco
Mike Palm, the VP of Operations for Circa, the D, and Golden Gate Casinos in Downtown Las Vegas, offered $100,000 in NIL money to keep Sluka on the team after the quarterback quit this week in the wake of not receiving the $100,000 he said had been promised by a UNLV assistant coach. Brett McMurphy of The Action Network first reported the news.
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UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka has left the undefeated Rebels over claims of unfulfilled verbal NIL promises from a UNLV assistant coach.
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SEC coaches, including Sam Pittman and Kirby Smart, raise concerns over NIL agreements after UNLV QB Matthew Sluka's departure.
QB Matthew Sluka Leaves UNLV Over NIL Dispute
University of Nevada Las Vegas quarterback Matthew Sluka has left the program following a dispute over Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) money. Sluka’s agent, Marcus Cromartie, told ESPN that the player was verbally promised a “minimum of $100,
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Agent: College QB sitting out season because $100,000 promised hasn't been paid
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Matthew Sluka, the starting QB for UNLV, to sit out after agent says a promised $100K hasn’t been paid
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Former Badgers football player, now an agent, at center of UNLV controversy over NIL payment
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Why UNLV’s QB walked away from his undefeated team
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Nevada-Las Vegas quarterback Matthew Sluka to sit out season over NIL nonpayment
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Why is UNLV's Sluka walking away from unbeaten Rebels?
A leading authority on NIL in college athletics said Matthew Sluka's decision to end his season at UNLV after three games ...
Matthew Sluka's NIL fallout with UNLV raises questions about agent's unregistered status in Nevada
Agent Marcus Cromartie is one of the key players at the center of Matthew Sluka's contentious midseason exit from UNLV ...