UNLV QB to sit out season after agent says NIL money unpaid

The convoluted way college athletes are paid for the use of their name, image and likeness and a dispute between player and coaches over money appears to have cost an undefeated team its quarterback three games into the season.

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 last winter, 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. Sluka’s decision sent shockwaves throughout major college football.