“Thought He Had A Market Value Higher Than He Was Making Here” | UNLV Head Coach Barry Odom Says He Never Offered Transfer QB Matt Sluka $100K NIL Deal

The NIL era of college athletics is alive and kicking, and while it’s opened up doors and avenues for student athletes to capitalize on their name, image and likeness, it also comes with many drawbacks. One of those issues is players claiming they were promised a certain amount of money to join the program and then allegedly not receiving it. Last year it was former Florida commit Jayden Rashada claiming the Gators lied to him about a $13.85 million deal to flip his commitment from Miami.  Now, UNLV is dealing with something similar. Starting quarterback Matt Sluka, who’s led the Runnin’ Rebels to a 3-0 record has left the team over claims of a failed $100,000 NIL payment that was promised to him prior to him transferring from Holy Cross. ‘The Collective Never Had The Money’: Four-Star QB Jaden Rashada Makes History and Sues Florida Gators Over Failed $13.85M NIL Deal Did UNLV Offer 100K To Transfer QB Matt Sluka and Then Refuse To Pay? His representatives are alleging that UNLV didn’t hold up their end of the deal, and only paid the QBs $3K for a moving stipend, and $3K per month for four months total. That would still...