UNLV starting QB quits team over NIL
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He’s a 5th year player, so don’t think he has eligibility left. Really doesn’t matter if he did. He will only be able to make money in college, so he’s trying to take advantage. At least he’s honest enough about his intentions, unlike a certain WR for Ole Miss.
You're right on the 5th year. Even so, they are talking about a discrepancy of $88,000 here...maximum. Before any taxes. That is peanuts money.
In any event, if the previous report is true, the kid was dumb enough to transfer based solely on a verbal promise from an assistant coach for NIL money to be paid. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
He's gonna sit on his can making $0 dollars this year, to transfer next year and make probably about the same amount as he alleges UNLV offered. If he just took his licks this year, getting what he can from UNLV, and got a job next year after graduating, making, say $60,000/year, the difference between that and what he would stand to make in NIL is negligible at the absolute best.
Putting your life on hold for an entire year for a few thousand dollars doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
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Your response is more reasonable and if the QB changed up on them just because they won a couple of games that changes the dynamic. My understanding is this would be the kid's last year if he played the season out. I guess he doesn't see himself as a guy that could even make a practice squad roster in the NFL and this is a last ditch attempt to somewhat cash in.
Some of this smells like the Jaden Rashada mess when he transferred to Florida for a couple minutes. He went there on a verbal promise it seems as well. He at least got out of there before the season started and ended up at Georgia. It seems assistant coaches lying about NIL opportunities is another result of this new world we live in with College Football.
Which begs the question, who in their right mind is idiotic enough to take an NIL verbal promise from an assistant coach as binding?
Coaches and programs can't make any NIL offers, only the collectives can. Sluka must be dumb as a bag of hammers if he signed based on anything from an assistant coach regarding NIL.
While I may not like it and I think it’s bad for the sport, this is example #1296 that they aren’t student athletes anymore. They’re paid professional athletes.
If I negotiated a salary for a new job and then showed up and they started paying me less, you’re damn right I’d leave.
Those of you who wanted this, now you’re getting it.
I don't think anyone would dispute that, but it's just an awful thing that such decisions have now become part of the landscape. It's sick.
Very glad to see UNLV pushing back on this bull crap story from Sluka.
www.outkick.com
This is a good one as well:
www.reviewjournal.com
"Bill Paulos, a UNLV alumnus and booster who serves as the president of the Friends of UNILV, was incredulous at the account of events from Sluka’s side. It would be different if NIL started yesterday, but NIL has been around for almost four years. It’s inconceivable to me that there would be no realization that there needed to be a contract" Paulos claims Cormartie didn’t make his initial outreach to the collective until last month, and it appears he isn’t a registered agent in Nevada. “We received an email from that agent in late August,” Paulos said. “(Cromartie) said he was exploring NIL opportunities with friends of UNILV and mentioned nothing about a contract or Mr. Sluka not being paid.”
This whole things just reeks from Sluka's side.
UNLV Fires Back, Claims Matt Sluka's Reps Made Illegal Financial Demands Before QB Left Program
UNLV is pointing the finger right back at Matt Sluka and his representatives after the starting quarterback made allegations before his surprise departure from the program.
www.outkick.com
This is a good one as well:
UNLV: QB’s NIL demands violated NCAA pay-for-play rules
Matthew Sluka left the UNLV football team because the university failed to make good on a promised payment of $100,000, according to his father and agent. UNLV strongly disputed their version of ev...
www.reviewjournal.com
"Bill Paulos, a UNLV alumnus and booster who serves as the president of the Friends of UNILV, was incredulous at the account of events from Sluka’s side. It would be different if NIL started yesterday, but NIL has been around for almost four years. It’s inconceivable to me that there would be no realization that there needed to be a contract" Paulos claims Cormartie didn’t make his initial outreach to the collective until last month, and it appears he isn’t a registered agent in Nevada. “We received an email from that agent in late August,” Paulos said. “(Cromartie) said he was exploring NIL opportunities with friends of UNILV and mentioned nothing about a contract or Mr. Sluka not being paid.”
This whole things just reeks from Sluka's side.
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I think some people just got their wires crossed. But contracts are coming - they must - which will guarantee something from schools that was originally supposed to be between a player and entities that wanted to engage him/her for whatever purpose. Schools were foolish to put themselves in this situation, but the desire to compete and win has overridden good sense. Right now, they're stuck with being these players' b!tche$. This case is an outlier.Very glad to see UNLV pushing back on this bull crap story from Sluka.
UNLV Fires Back, Claims Matt Sluka's Reps Made Illegal Financial Demands Before QB Left Program
UNLV is pointing the finger right back at Matt Sluka and his representatives after the starting quarterback made allegations before his surprise departure from the program.
This is a good one as well:
UNLV: QB’s NIL demands violated NCAA pay-for-play rules
Matthew Sluka left the UNLV football team because the university failed to make good on a promised payment of $100,000, according to his father and agent. UNLV strongly disputed their version of ev...
"Bill Paulos, a UNLV alumnus and booster who serves as the president of the Friends of UNILV, was incredulous at the account of events from Sluka’s side. It would be different if NIL started yesterday, but NIL has been around for almost four years. It’s inconceivable to me that there would be no realization that there needed to be a contract" Paulos claims Cormartie didn’t make his initial outreach to the collective until last month, and it appears he isn’t a registered agent in Nevada. “We received an email from that agent in late August,” Paulos said. “(Cromartie) said he was exploring NIL opportunities with friends of UNILV and mentioned nothing about a contract or Mr. Sluka not being paid.”
This whole things just reeks from Sluka's side.
This is one of a few reasons why college football (semiprofessional) is becoming less important to a lot of people. This kid came from Holy Cross to UNLV with little fanfare and few if any dollars. Now that he’s getting noticed he realizes he can capitalize on this and make more money at a top 25 team. I don’t blame him one bit for doing this but it’s hurting the game. If you’re not one of the Top Brand Schools you’re nothing more but a feeder program to the Big Boys.
Well, Sluka's gambit blew up in his face.
With UNLV's 59-14 dismantling of Fresno State, he's already an afterthought for UNLV. New QB turned in a better performance than any of Sluka's up to this point.
What a stupid, stupid move on his part. Could have had a shot at navigating his team to the playoffs. And all for what? $60,000 or so?
I don't see any P4 teams coughing up high 6 figures or 7 figures for a thoroughly one-dimensional running QB.
With UNLV's 59-14 dismantling of Fresno State, he's already an afterthought for UNLV. New QB turned in a better performance than any of Sluka's up to this point.
What a stupid, stupid move on his part. Could have had a shot at navigating his team to the playoffs. And all for what? $60,000 or so?
I don't see any P4 teams coughing up high 6 figures or 7 figures for a thoroughly one-dimensional running QB.
The backup QB accounted for himself quite admirably. Threw for 182 yds, rushed for 119, and accounted for 4 TD's.
Move on, Move forward.
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