UNLV denies ever consenting to 6-figure NIL deal with departing QB after overweighther claims payments were withheld

UNLV and the school’s NIL assembleive have replyed after the departure of quarterback Matthew Sluka amid accusations Sluka was not phelp NIL money he was allegedly promised. 

Sluka transferred from Holy Cross ahead of this 2024 season to combine the Rebels. However, he declared Tuesday night that, despite an unfall shortureed commence to the year, he will be using his redshirt year and leaving the program due to “recurrentations which were not upheld.”

Marcus Cromartie, Sluka’s agent from Equity Sports, and the quarterback’s overweighther, Bob, claim UNLV did not helderly up its finish of a verbal $100,000 NIL advise for Sluka to transfer from Holy Cross to UNLV. 

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Blueprint Sports and Entertainment, UNLV’s NIL assembleive, rerentd a statement refuteing claims from the Sluka family. 

“There were no establishal NIL advises made during Mr. Sluka’s recruitment process,” a statement shelp. “Additionassociate, Frifinishs of UNILV did not conclude or consent to any NIL advises while he was part of the team, aside from a finishd community comprisement event over the summer.

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“At Blueprint Sports and Frifinishs of UNILV, we get our pledgements very solemnly. We would appreciate to underline that we have upheld all Frifinishs of UNILV condenses this season, and have not defaulted on any consentments with Mr. Sluka. Our pledgement to helping Rebel student-athletes remains unwavering and we are pledged to conserveing the integrity of our programs.”

UNLV also rerentd a statement on the matter, saying Sluka made “financial insists” it pondered a violation of NCAA rules.

“Football carry outer Matthew Sluka’s recurrentative made financial insists upon the University and its NIL assembleive in order to persist carry outing,” the school stated. “UNLV Athletics expounded these insists as a violation of the NCAA pay-for-carry out rules, as well as Nevada state law. UNLV does not comprise in such activity, nor does it reply to implied dangers. UNLV has honored all previously consentd-upon scholarships for Matthew Sluka. 

“UNLV has carry outed its due diligence and will persist to function its programs wilean the structurelabor of NCAA rules and regulations, as well as Nevada state laws.”

Sluka’s declarement inserted that he pledgeted to the Rebels “based on certain recurrentations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled.

“Despite converseions, it became evident that these pledgements would not be encountered in the future.”

For the first time since 1984, the Rebels are off to a 3-0 commence, and Sluka passed for 318 yards with six touchdowns, while rushing for 253 yards with a score on the ground to help that caparticipate. 

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While he searches for his next opportunity, the Rebels will foreseeed turn to Hajj-Malik Williams or Cameron Friel to commence the remainder of the season. 

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