Money grab accusations fly after UNLV QB Matt Sluka's shocking exit
UNLV is claiming former quarterback Matt Sluka is bluffing when it comes to his shocking decision to leave the program due to a $100,000 NIL dispute.
UNLV is claiming former quarterback Matt Sluka is bluffing when it comes to his shocking decision to leave the program due to a $100,000 NIL dispute.
“Thought he had a market value higher than he was making here,” UNLV coach Barry Odom told CBS.
UNLV coach Barry Odom painted Sluka’s actions as an attempt to cash in on a hot start. Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
After Sluka alleged UNLV did not hold its end up of a six-figure payday, the Rebels’ athletic program and Name Image Likeness (NIL) collective are claiming Sluka’s actions were instead an attempt to cash in on a hot start and receive more money than had previously been negotiated.
The quarterback officially announced his departure late Tuesday night in one of the crazier NIL stories in this new era of college athletics.
Sluka’s camp alleged to ESPN that he did not receive any of the $100,000 negotiated with an assistant after he agreed to transfer from Holy Cross and he had only received $3,000 for a moving stipend.
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