UNLV QB Matthew Sluka LEAVES Football Over NIL Dispute 

This is what happens when you introduce $ to teenagers.. NIL is the beginning of the end of Pure College football

Let the destruction of college football begin. NIL was a terrible idea.

Yall wanted to be paid like mercenaries, yall are gonna get treated like mercenaries.

If someone offered me 100k and never paid it, I would be out too

Sluka needs to fire his agent, he shouldn't have moved without a written contract.

NIL has ruined the NCAA. I miss the days when they paid athletes under the table! These new kids are soft and entitled. It makes me sick!

Keep NIL, eliminate the endless transfers. You get one transfer, that's it.

I was always dead set against NIL for college players. I realized it would spell the end of college football. This is just common sense.

Nah Jason, I rock with the kid!!! They tried to “bait and switch” him, and he WALKED😀👍🏾. I feel him--he stood on his principles. I applaud him. They said they would give him loot, they didn’t, he left. Good on him!

If u promised him the money. pay him

UNLV pulled a bait and switch on the wrong kid. 😂 UNLV thought it had leverage . . . until it didn’t. Barry Odom’s negligence in managing his program really screwed over these players.

NIL flaws are being exposed. It’s not personal. It’s business. It’s hilarious that it’s happening in Sin City 🤣

Ruining college football might be a blessing in disguise. The big money it makes will fall off and no longer fund the bogus curriculum of these universities!

If the story doesn’t change, this cannot reflect poorly on the QB at all. This is a HORRIBLE look on UNLV. This will be used against them for YEARS on the recruiting and NIL side.

College football is FINISHED. Between gambling and the NIL, its integrity is ruined. Sad that it ended up like this

Pay the man & he’ll play simple as that !!

NIL has ruined college sports. There’s more team jumping now than even the NBA has. It was much better when just the superstar athletes were being paid under the table and we had no idea how much and exactly who was being paid.

Guy felt he got shafted. His decision to walk away was his to make.

This is on UNLV. Schools have been over promising and underdelivering on NIL. Good for him for standing up against that. Next time get a written contract from the coaches/University.

Talking to some former Runnin' Rebels (1990) and they said the NIL would have been a pay-cut for them😇

What about the coaches, Coaches can still leave a program & mislead the kids.. GTFOH

Final year of eligibility and no money. Right move to back out and try to run it back next year. Think for yourself guys. He did what any adult needing to make money would do.

Quit crying, either pay the guy or let him walk. Everyone wants to control the player, the days of making money off the backs of players are gone! NBA, College football, professional golf, etc.

NIL didn't ruin college sports. This stuff was going on and fans pretended it wasn't happening. Often times the money went to family members instead of the player; now the player gets the money directly. We are finally breaking the illusion. BTW, how much are coaches making? Five mil? Ten mil? I think you'll see over time the coaches make less and that money going to players.

UNLV should have paid what he was owed. That’s on the school.

TJ is full of BS backing his old coach...he had all those schools talking to him and he picked UNLV because they promised him $3k/month thats not even $20/hr come on he already has a degree from Holy Cross he could probably go make $75-100k/yr at a real job. Forcing a kid to sit a year is also BS, do you know how many A$$hole coaches told kids they were going to not play and sit the bench then next year the kid went to another school and the coach wouldn't release him and he had to sit out a year...even though coach wouldn't play him

Steve is absolutely right. It's a professional sport now. There should be a salary cap and multi-year contracts.

I agree with Kim, let’s stop this farce this isn’t amateur play anymore, it’s professional football on college campuses forget the traditions all that is over but at the very least can we get some contracts in here to stop the slew of transfers and money that is so involved it interferes with consistency and players efforts…

They’re not teammates anymore they’re coworkers. Who wouldn’t leave their job for more money. Sure some people might stay, but there is no loyalty anymore. It’s a business. That’s what this horseshit has become

Don't hate the player.

That was his only bargaining chip and he used it.

At the end of the day, UNLV tried to play the NIL game and realized, they’re UNLV who plays in a group of five conference. The thought of paying a graduate senior from holy cross $100,000 to play one season at UNLV didn’t make much sense economically. They had a good QB and lost him to NIL and a power 5 school that has way more resources than them. Group of 5 schools have to now worry about their best players being poached and there’s nothing they can do about it. So if they recruit a 1 or 2 star player and they develop into a great asset they’re going to leave. And that’s the real crux of the story.

Glad to know all these guys work for free.

The check bounced and so did he.

You are dead wrong Moe. I have heard of this happening more than just at UNLV. Lots of promising $$$ and then not delivering. I 90% trust that Sluka was getting the shaft because it has happened before. Do you think a QB who was trusted to lead this up and coming program was only offered about $15,000? Are you kidding me? $100,000 sounds fair to me based on the terms and dollars being shelled out today. This is a bad sign for UNLV and they better hope the backup can keep the team headed in the right direction.

The man has a family to feed and the school promised him. I am not mad at him.

No written contract, no money. Words and intent these days, mean nothing. It's apparently ok to lie, gaslight, and cheat these days.

TJ just made that all up. He said that he hadn't heard from the head coach. He has no credible evidence that what the player's agent said wasn't true. It is absolutely irresponsible to call this reporting.

America is not a country, it's a business! It is what it is!

So a guy who has no shot at the nfl shouldn't go after the most money possible?

Also the UNLV running back, Michael Allen, who transferred from NC State last year announced today he's going to enter the portal too.....

Should have listened to Nick Saban a long time ago.

Barry Odom made 1.8 million$ in 2023 and is expected to make at least 1.75 million$ in 2024. But his starting QB is only worth 3 grand and somehow a school in Las Vegas "just cant come up with the money" he was promised....

As a UNLV fan, I was first shocked, now fuming. We finally have a program we can be proud of, first ever ranking. #23. But before you can get what was agreed soon, win at home against Fresno State at home. And your stock rises, and funds would disperse accordingly. But because you disgraced everything you worked so hard for. NFL will never consider you now. Especially taking a valuable RB with you. Hope our backups can step up. Take us to #22. Kick rocks, hit the bricks, don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. Finally, our city was ready for the next step. A Championship and a major Bowl Game to play in.Go Rebels!!!😎🤙🏼

Being from Vegas this hurts my heart.. been getting our ass kicked for 50 years … our best season is happening and he leaves …..

lol UNLV's boosters should be ashamed of themselves, 100k is a drop in the bucket for a 3-0 quarterback.

I remember the “college is better they play cause they love the game” schtick. Look at you now.

He's smart they offer to pay him a certain amount then switched up. I'm out ✌🏾

BS UNLV is reneging on their contract

good don't pay him this whole shit makes me sick has ruined college sports

how can you talk about quitting you quit at ball state do forget sometimes

Sluka is a good runner but average passer at best. He'll regret his decision in the long run.

As a Syracuse fan, I'm okay with this 😅. They play UNLV next week.

Jason Whitlock aka Butterball😂

The same ppl supporting this qb (and it’s not wrong to) will be the same ones years from now complaining how the games isn’t the same anymore, complaining about how meaningless and less fun it is, mark my words😂 .. there was once a reason at least for me why college football was way more special than the nfl…so yeah, get the deals by all means, but it comes at a price, PUN INTENDED

All this bad press over such a small amount of money. Whoever is representing UNLV in all of this is inept at their job. Edit: TJ Moe's take was so bad I had to edit my comment. None of us need your speculation, dude. You'd only talk like this is you have a bias. Your bias is showing.

IT'S INSANE THAT THE COACHES COULDNT REACH OUT TO LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD & FIND 100K FOR THIS GUY...

NCAA sticking their heads in the sand and ignoring reality has made this whole situation a mess. If they had not been so resistant to evolution, they could have stayed in control and made a framework for how this should happen. So many obvious guidelines they could've put in place. Put a cap on the coaches' salaries and limit when/how they can leave schools. Then use that same model to justify why restrictions will also be placed on NIL and the transfer portal for the players.

They actually had a real shot to challenge Boise this year for the mountain west and maybe the playoff. Not anymore . Question is how long until a kid wants to transfer/ red shirt. Half way through the season or at any point during the season ? What a can of worms . Just think of how many kids are sitting around right now thinking about this instead of team. Could you imagine being a coach right now ha. It's no wonder Saban left .

Its a business now to the players. if you are unhappy with your employer, you seek a new one.

Sluka 2023 passing stats 21 of 48! 43.8% completion rate. Bye, Felicia.

College Football is a Semi-Pro League. Let’s start drawing up some contracts.

Whitlock is right that they should implement some soccer style transfer rules where you have to pay their previous teams a fee for development.

😮You can't blame him. It's the most opportune time to make the most money in his life. He should do what's best for him financially. College football is not like it was in the past.

UNLV blown out this saturday

Now it will be harder for UNLV to get talent.. knowing they are shady af.

Whitlock's shlop is predictable at this point If Sluka was BLACK whitlock would have been cussing him, his mother and his dog to high heavens, SMH. That said pay the kid or let him walk Get your money Sluka

NIL never should have had anything to do with the university. If you’re a top flight player and a company wants to pay you for advertising (TV, online, billboards, etc) the players should be able to capitalize. But tying money to school attendance just corrupted the sport. If it was not tied to attendance you’d have more parity in the sport b/c guys would go where they get the most playing time.

This generation sucks man...

That boy was slippery. I watched one of his games this year. Unlv upset I think

Where's my money man!!!!!!!!

Good for him, nobody should play for these leagues in todays world. Save your body.

Dude was playing like a beast against Kansas, good for him.

History will remember Michigan as the final champion of college football.

Show me the money!

Jason, Coach Schuedel would have said good bye , I played for Paul at CSU 1970-72. Boy has football changed

UNLV has an invite to join the rebuilt Pac-8. They should do it.

too many people on this show now

I just know if this was someone on Colorado the media would’ve had wall to wall coverage with Paul Finbaum giving monologues every hour 😂

I'm surprised UNLV let this get out of hand. Why not confidentially settle this privately with a two-year 100k contract?

Last time UNLV was 3-0 was 40 years ago. They will miss Sluka more than he would them.

Long goes the days where these college students are broke... eating a can of soup in the dorm room while these companies are making millions of dollars off of them.

There might be a story here that never happened by Sluka leaving, and that UNLV's receiving core leaving after 3 games. UNLV has a star receiver back this year, and quite a few other younger big recruits. Being on the west coast, I watched a couple of their games, and I can fully recall their star receiver's body language when Sluka floated this wounded duck pass that hit the ground yards in front of him, and just the dejection in his body language thinking he'd have to go this whole season with Sluka as his QB, when he himself has aspirations. Sluka obviously was a good runner, but I bet much of the talent on offense is glad he's gone, particularly when UNLV has a young star QB who's is a duel threat, who just hasn't obviously doesn't have experience yet. Maybe we're going to see a Jayden Maiva 2.0.

T.J Moe saying "i reached out to him (UNLV coach) but not heard back but i don't believe a word that's coming out this kid's mouth" Get the "F" out here, man. This is just the beggining of the end college football as we know it. Why is UNLV ranked for the first time in school history? T.J continue "Matthew Sluka is not a very good QB" yet the school is 3-0 not bad for a for a bad QB. UNLV looks bad and this why you don't open Pandora's box. Stop defending your "friend" and open your eyes...the kid's statement doesn't sound like he wants more money.

I agree with Steve kim, been saying this for months now. College football is still trying to hold onto ameraturism., but that died NIL became legal along with other things.

So people they don't want the kids get lil bit of money and coaches making millions for doing nothing

He didn't have a contract in hand, they can't keep him there, he finds somewhere else to play next year, lesson learned............Business 101, he had better sign up for that class at his next college!

"...you (UNLV QB) are turning your back on your teammates....and walking away from a 3-0 start ...." Agreed !!!

The fans are going to get disinterested and stop watching. Why invest in teams with good players that are constantly shuffling around/sitting out for more $?

Also 8:25. All those kids have the same mentality....and want to be in his shoes..... Theirs kids hoping they can just flow through the system for 6-8 yrs and make $200-$300K. Why not? Theres kids and families who will exploit this system...

Csn we just appreciate that both liberal and conservative people are on the kid's side.

Suge Knight played football for UNLV

Sadly, we are also seeing this poaching of smaller schools by the bigger blue bloods in NCAA men’s division I hockey as well. I’m a North Dakota fan but I hate to admit it but we along with Minnesota, Boston University, Michigan, ASU, Denver, BC, and many others fill gaps in their lineups by poaching good players from smaller programs like the two Alaska schools, Northern Michigan, Bemidji State, etc. These smaller schools struggle to compete with the bigger programs as it was, now they have to deal with constant roster turnover and losing what talent they have each and every year to one of the blue bloods of college hockey.

I had no problems with the NIL initially, but once I found out these players were getting as much as 100k, well, that changed everything. Yon can't give teenagers that kind of money expecting them to make adult decisions. A couple of thousand no problem. The NIL should be no more than 20k a year.

Smart move by the young man. Ask the coach if that was promised plus its only $100k for the starting QB thats a low price.

🥀These kids and parents will learn how to exploit that system. You will begin to see kids staying on campus for years and getting paid....knowing they arent NFL level.... They will then move their families to said college community....with that money theyve earned.... And those communities will slowly corrode...... ⏯️This already has kinda happened in college towns......alot of those towns have criminal elements that were bred feom the college athletic program .... Ive lived in a college town and the hood athletes always have family members in and out.....they always stay in town when theu dropout usually.... They always ruin local establishments..... Etc etc. Proven.... This is why college players are laid to begin with. Because they would use .....being less economically secure....as the reason why so many college athletes werebpn campus doing crimes

A coach making promises that they don't deliver on? Has that ever happen? 😂😂😂.... Kid and agent will not be getting a bag after this fiasco.

I don't like the rules but Sluka nor UNLV broke any. NIL money grabs are disgusting but in the same position Sluka was in, I think I'd do the same. He's unlikely to earn any NFL $, but he'll receive a decent payday from a FBS program next season. He's a young man plotting his future and $100,000 is a nice launch pad to have...and I'm betting there'll be a minor bidding war for him. Won't be surprised to see him pull down close to $500k

TJ please you would have done the same

Couple things here: 1. You can't sign an NIL deal until you're enrolled into the school, per NCAA rules. 2. Collectives are shady by definition. I fully believe they are getting kids to campus, then slow playing them and trying not to pay what was promised to these kids. Also, there could be a breakdown in the relationship between the Collective and Odom. 3. Odom is going to get blown the F out this weekend. Take Fresno and the points!!!