A College Football Player Left His Team Over a Financial Dispute. Now What?

On the morning of Sept. 23, UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka walked into offensive coordinator Brennan Marion’s office before practice with a shocking announcement. Sluka, a Holy Cross graduate transfer in his first year at UNLV, said he had not received the name, image and likeness money his agent said he had been promised when Sluka committed to the program in January.

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If that wasn’t fixed, Sluka said, he was going to sit out the rest of the season to preserve his final year of eligibility.

Sluka then went to head coach Barry Odom’s office to tell him the same thing. Odom was furious. UNLV, off to its first 3-0 start

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