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.
Matthew Sluka leaves UNLV over $100K NIL dispute amid growing tensions in college football's pay-for-play era
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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
UNLV's Sluka to sit out season over NIL money
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka decided to sit out the rest of the undefeated team's season because of a dispute over a $100,000 NIL payment, Sluka's agent told The.
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Former Badgers football player, now an agent, at center of UNLV controversy over NIL payment
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Matthew Sluka, the starting QB for UNLV, to sit out after agent says a promised $100K hasn’t been paid
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka will not play in any more games this season, alluding to an unkept agreement struck during his ...
UNLV athletics issues statement after Matthew Sluka opts to redshirt remainder of season
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Agent: College QB sitting out season because $100,000 promised hasn't been paid
Sluka's agent, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports, said Sluka was promised $100,000 by a UNLV assistant coach who recruited the quarterback last winter when he agreed to transfer from Holy Cross to ...
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Matthew Sluka's NIL fallout with UNLV raises questions about agent's unregistered status in Nevada
Marcus Cromartie, as a registered sports agent in the state, a spokeswoman for the state's SOS office told CBS Sports. Blueprint Sports CEO Rob Sine initially told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday ...
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Disagreement over money at root of Sluka decision to leave UNLV football
Did UNLV coaches promise Matthew Sluka a six-figure payday for committing to the program? That appears to be the key issue at ...
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 ...