Hajj-Malik Williams is likely stepping into the starting quarterback role for UNLV in its Mountain West opener against visiting Fresno State on Saturday.
UNLV Football
UNLV president Keith Whitfield and athletic director Erick Harper spoke with the Review-Journal on Friday to discuss the decision to remain in the Mountain West.
A representative for Circa CEO Derek Stevens contacted UNLV with an offer to pay quarterback Matthew Sluka the $100,000 he said the university owed him.
UNLV said in a statement it expects a lump sum payment of between $10 million and $14 million from the Mountain West in 2026 as part of its agreement to stay.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with college football notes and trends.
UNLV will remain in the Mountain West after weighing an offer from the reconstructed Pac-12, sources confirmed.
The departure of UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka is the latest example that this is no longer about education or representing a university and your fellow students.
Here’s what players, national media and college football observers are saying about former UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka leaving the program in an NIL dispute.
The UNLV football team’s fourth-leading rusher is departing the program and plans to transfer, but he said it has nothing to do with “NIL agreements.”
Sixth-year transfer Hajj-Malik Williams lost the UNLV starting quarterback battle, but he probably will take over for Matthew Sluka, who left the team Tuesday.
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka’s decision to step away from the program over an NIL dispute appears to be unprecedented in college football.
Matthew Sluka left the UNLV football team because the university failed to make good on a promised payment of $100,000, according to his father and agent. UNLV strongly disputed their version of events.
The line on UNLV’s game against Fresno State on Saturday dropped after Rebels quarterback Matthew Sluka announced his departure Tuesday night on social media.
Matthew Sluka, a senior transfer from Holy Cross, had led the UNLV football team to a 3-0 start this season.
The Pac-12 filed a lawsuit against the Mountain West in federal court in California amid a flurry of realignment activity.
1
2
3
4
5
Police investigate shooting death at southwest valley house party
How 1M people could receive up to $1,400 from IRS
ICE: Wrong-way driver in crash that killed Metro officer ordered to leave US in 2021
EDITORIAL: Democrats are quickly back for more
3 takeaways from Raiders’ win over Jaguars: Dropping in draft order