UNLV lost their new start Quarterback Matthew Sluka after he only played the first quarter of the season, helping them win every game and being considered one of the best College Quarterbacks in the country with the team itself almost destined for a playoff spot. Over a hundred passing yards a game. Six touchdowns! UNLV's best start since they entered this division of competition back in 1978. And this is only after three games!
Now Matthew bailed on the team, supposedly because during negotiations several months ago, the coaching staff at UNLV promised Matthew Sluka $100,000 during a phone call in negotiations. So far Matthew Sluka (along with his scholarship and whatnot) has only received $3,000 in moving expenses.
The only kicker is that UNLV said they never promised him $100,000 and it certainly was written down anywhere. But Matthew Sluka's Agent, some moron named Marcus Cromartie.
Now there is controversy, both with the issue itself of Coaches promising money (College football Coaches offering money ie pay-for-play is still illegal even if revenue sharing is not) but the biggest culprit here is likely the NCAA itself which has for decades now, completely mismanaged college football, a multi-million dollar industry that has exploited thousands of college athletes in exchange for near worthlessly college educations and scholarships and little else. Recently there has been traction on actual revenue sharing so that some of the millions that flood into athletic programs and the NCAA not just from media deals, tickets, merchandise and whatnot, will actually go to the players who are putting their bodies on the line.
But alas, the NCAA still hasn't managed to figure out how to deal with this situation so its likely they are hoping the real story, as presented below, will be about whether UNLV or Matthew Sluka and his moronic Agent are at fault, when in fact the true culprit is the NCAA itself.
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Now Matthew bailed on the team, supposedly because during negotiations several months ago, the coaching staff at UNLV promised Matthew Sluka $100,000 during a phone call in negotiations. So far Matthew Sluka (along with his scholarship and whatnot) has only received $3,000 in moving expenses.
The only kicker is that UNLV said they never promised him $100,000 and it certainly was written down anywhere. But Matthew Sluka's Agent, some moron named Marcus Cromartie.
Now there is controversy, both with the issue itself of Coaches promising money (College football Coaches offering money ie pay-for-play is still illegal even if revenue sharing is not) but the biggest culprit here is likely the NCAA itself which has for decades now, completely mismanaged college football, a multi-million dollar industry that has exploited thousands of college athletes in exchange for near worthlessly college educations and scholarships and little else. Recently there has been traction on actual revenue sharing so that some of the millions that flood into athletic programs and the NCAA not just from media deals, tickets, merchandise and whatnot, will actually go to the players who are putting their bodies on the line.
But alas, the NCAA still hasn't managed to figure out how to deal with this situation so its likely they are hoping the real story, as presented below, will be about whether UNLV or Matthew Sluka and his moronic Agent are at fault, when in fact the true culprit is the NCAA itself.
Matthew Sluka leaves UNLV over $100K NIL dispute amid growing tensions in college football's pay-for-play era
A promised $100K deal gone unpaid has led UNLV QB Matthew Sluka to leave the team, sparking controversy and highlighting the unruly world of college football recruiting.
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