UNLV's STAR QB just QUIT ON THE TEAM over NIL

[@HarrisHighlights]

Which side do you think is in the wrong with this situation?

[@RJ-qs6nm]

Nobody knows the truth. Both camps are saying different things painting the other as wrong. I have two degrees from UNLV and been going to their games for over 20 years. OF COURSE this would happen to us when we finally have a shot at being a decent team💀 can’t make it up.

[@gazamidori2866]

QB

[@ZayyWithTheKs]

Because NIL deals go unpaid so often, people will start picking schools on what fits them best soon

[@jamoxii]

@@ZayyWithTheKs we can only hope it reverts lol

[@ZayyWithTheKs]

@MiRMiLLERyt some schools have figured out how to have order with NIL. My alma mater pays everyone the same on the team. No premadonnas or attitudes there. No one quitting on the team. No one expecting more. It's working so far

[@JJ_876]

If anyone here was offered a job of 100K & you only got maybe 3K back, you would leave as well, I would sue.

[@PureGlory9]

Can't sue, only a VERBAL offer. Nothing was ever on paper. Sluka needs to do more do diligence before agreeing to something.

[@KennCobain]

If it isn’t on paper then it isn’t going to happen. Everyone freaking out but don’t realize this is a major step.

[@Mojo702]

Wouldn't you get that in writing? That's stupid on Sluka's part

[@drewcp2012]

You’re missing the whole point he’s still getting a $100k valuation by going to school for FREE

[@joshuafinn6038]

​@drewcp2012 the non-aided school cost at unlv is 25k this year, so......

[@Magdalena8008s]

My guess. Someone did say 100k. But those in charge to approve that didn't.

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

It is Vegas. Lotta shady ass people

[@TheBearGrappler]

reflects leadership there

[@BBallRambling]

UNLV’s statement is basically “we tricked him to play with us without a contract, then he caught on and left but technically we did not break any rules so blame him”

[@Crazy_e193]

They gave my boy that old financial aid deal 😂

[@djderu3267]

At least financial aid at the end of each semester you get 5k 😂😂😂

[@jaybrown7811]

Will they played me cuz I never got that 5K​@@djderu3267

[@rawkavillmedia9036]

😂😂😂

[@Tstacks5]

Yea he getting Walmart money

[@yae7467]

just crazy to me a vegas team can’t come up with money 😭 and the RB redshirted as well

[@drewcp2012]

Yea the 4th string 😂 he’s really fucked…. If you got beat out by three other rbs at UNLV ya might want to try to stick it out and work ya ass off

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

This makes UNLV business dealing look very, very poor & might effect other promising contracts in the future with other individuals.

[@PDXKing99]

This also worries me for smaller schools who probably do their due diligence and pay players or have a contract for that player as this situation could affect those schools from getting big recruits or transfers because this kid probably lied or the school lied

[@louiscypher4186]

@@PDXKing99 As long as the smaller schools are doing everything right and putting it all in writing they have nothing to fear. Additionally what incentive does the kid have to lie? All this does is jeopardize his career. He's taking a risk to stand on principal.

[@zplapplap]

Sluka held UNLV accountable in the one way he could. Good for him. Nobody wants to be played for a fool by a bait and switch. UNLV’s leverage was illusory. Now, the rest of the team pays the price. Barry Odom is ultimately responsible for all of it.

[@drewcp2012]

Ion know man if I’m a coach at a fbs team I don’t want a player that quits 3 games into a season

[@zplapplap]

@@drewcp2012 Sluka played 4 years and graduated from his prior school as an FCS all-American and with career records. His commitment and character is what it is and was demonstrated over the long term. The rebuttable presumption, in light of Sluka’s history, is that UNLV dropped the ball and failed to honor a verbal financial commitment to him.

[@ghostwalker89]

UNLV is not at fault. This was a single petson did this.

[@xzzz444x9]

I don’t blame him , can’t be lying to these kids

[@xxjuliusgamingxx6048]

Some of these athletes are grown asf I agree tho

[@bowldawg1]

Hmmm I can’t see him transferring to UNLV for $3000. Someone promised him more

[@Nonpeon]

He's coming to COLORADO. You heard it first right here.

[@scizorbullet8185]

Honestly good for him. For decades these college have promised players thing and then never give them their promises. He got scammed by the university for an NIL deal and got tf out. Fuck these schools they deserve it trying to pull that nonsense in this era

[@drewcp2012]

What were they promised though..,, it was illegal to pay players back in the day. He kinda fucked himself think about if ima coach at another just FBS school I don’t want a player that quits 3 games into a season unless you are a bonfide stud guaranteed 1st round potential can’t be mid tryna throw leverage around

[@rezarranguez2980]

Lesson here for both sides, get it in writing. Paperwork, not sexy, but necessary.

[@TheAndrewMosley]

The agent claims a contract couldn't be signed because he wasn't enrolled yet

[@Guknowit]

​@@TheAndrewMosley Then it's the agents responsibility to follow up, and Slukas responsibility to follow up with his agent. CFB is so dumb now. I give it a decade before it's in complete shambles.

[@TheAndrewMosley]

@@Guknowit Slukas and his agent claim their followups were stonewalled

[@Guknowit]

@@TheAndrewMosley Then it was Slukas mistake for playing in the first place. At this point it's just conjecture. There is no proof that anyone offered him 100k or any money.

[@TheAndrewMosley]

​@@Guknowit I mean the proof is the typical going rate for an fbs QB. The fact that he isn't getting paid at all is a huge red flag

[@camarena555]

So a rich UNLV booster can’t pay the kid for potentially their best season since the Flintstones were on TV?

[@xanus34]

Exactly

[@keithhenry2063]

Especially right there in sin city. Step up Ceasars

[@polopolo8105]

Lol,fr.since Suge knight was there.

[@rammone5241]

Give it a few days, this is just fresh news, by the weekend the father will tweet, "UNLV, there is a Jesus!" if not, they and their greedy Las Vegas boosters can be back to where they were years past, irrelevant.

[@moneymikeslickwill8749]

Once they start losing the$$$ will come

[@martingabel9193]

I hope UNLV don't win another game, screw the quarterback like that.

[@RadicallyOptimistic]

“UNILV” 😂😂

[@smallbutmightymma6171]

Just the next level of screwing over college athletes

[@emmanueljenkins3303]

Everyone who says this NIL era is bad doesn’t understand what’s happening 😂😂😂 it is for sure about time they got paid on the table instead of these few powerhouse programs with their rich booster clubs paying all the top 5 stars UNDER THE TABLE while everyone else whose trying to do things the right way get stomped every year and cheaters like Sabans Bama teams get praised. As soon as the things were going to be on the even playing field Saban got the Hell out of there 😂😂😂

[@Guknowit]

It literally doesn't change the playing field for the smaller schools, it just makes the gap even bigger 😂

[@emmanueljenkins3303]

@@Guknowit The gap before NIL couldn't have been made bigger 🤣 Now small schools can actually connect with businesses and establish a mutually beneficial deal for the Business, Player and School.

[@Guknowit]

@@emmanueljenkins3303 That's like comparing small mom and pop businesses to Mega Corps. Linda's Cafe to the Tulsa University NIL collective isn't going to move the needle VS Halliburton NIL to Texas A&M 😂 You'll get a few risers and a few fallers, but your same top 40-50 will still be the same. The only schools that NIL TRULY helps are the older blue bloods back to relevance.

[@bloodspartan300]

If their is one player you dont wanna screw over and who is hard to replace... its your signal caller... your leader.

[@willardwhitfield8363]

Something is off! 100,000 isn't that much if that was the case. I can't imagine anyone going for a 3k NIL deal.

[@salsanacho]

Sluka should have gotten that in writing. But if I were a new recruit, I also wouldn't believe anything that the assistant coaches promise.

[@popitforpoppa1682]

as a unlv student it’s hysterical that they were doing him dirty over 100k when they charge us for wild things in our tuition bill. example of these wild charges was a “on campus facilities” charge during semesters where we could not go on campus at all during covid.

[@louisabrams9590]

How many coaches have quit on their teams when got another job thousands

[@xqrryu]

No top 25 after week 4???

[@gregholmes-brown5628]

How did I not know you make long form content!?!? Been watching your highlight vids for years

[@maxb4074]

"Sources" have told me that this is a mess.

[@dontaveonlove626]

A verbal agreement means nothing

[@twinngonespinn]

gotta get everything in writing

[@zplapplap]

Believe that at your peril.

[@shrim1481]

Not in the eyes of the court. Contracts can be verbal too.

[@dbailey3544]

​@@shrim1481 no it can't, it would be hear say. My word against yours. The only way a verbal contract is somewhat feasible is if it is recorded on audio, camera, or text.

[@killerjoe7596]

It will mean something from now on. All it takes is for one player to quit after the agreement has been violated.

[@calcaleb7041]

No cares if the good ole boys go for the money 😂

[@shrim1481]

First day in america?

[@calcaleb7041]

@@shrim1481 nah ok we only Care it's ista a blks

[@Cooe.]

Good for him. Fuck exploitative universities. 🤷

[@keithhenry2063]

It's interesting how the assistant coach wasn't interviewed or questioned.

[@ZayyWithTheKs]

If you ain't the bank teller dont tell me nothing 😂

[@taythagoon5197]

Always have it in writing, signed by both parties, and get the document notarized

[@GBP15]

$100,000 is a cheap price for a quarterback.

[@rammone5241]

Before beating Kansas at Kansas, and first game whooping on Houston at Houston, vegas had them as double digit dogs. The kid is legit, with the defense they have, they can win out, maybe a nailbiter or two but, its possible.

[@RockSmithStudio]

Crazy how much clout UNLV is getting this week, from being a contender for a playoff spot, possibly going to the PAC, and now this

[@kylek29]

Bad look for UNLV (my alma mater) here and I'm surprised some booster (there's a lot of deep pocket boosters in Vegas) didn't just step up to cover it given how hot their start was and the positive publicity from that start would grow the program. I'm guessing the UNLV Athletics statement was written by the legal staff.

[@scottinohio701]

UNLV will NOT be relevant for years!!!! LOL

[@TherronBurns]

If they didn’t pay the money they promised they’re in the wrong

[@clintanthony9081]

I wish he would have waited until next week. I wanted to see how my dogs’ defense was going to handle that offense.

[@f-ducket4586]

Someone at UNLV may have told him $100k NIL to be there BUT as a wise old man once told me, "If you don't have a contract, you've got nothing." Players beware!

[@kristianrichard7933]

Can’t help but think that if this were Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders the comments would be a bit different, so I will leave everyone with this. This is bs that a kid would quit on his team like that. This could have been handled better after the season in court. I’d like to see the coach that picks this kid up for there team seeing as though he quit on UNLV! Sad day.

[@Lionfire8]

That part! They see it..they just read your comments, smiled and scrolled..They are programmed to attack blks, in this matrix that’s the virus that’s running rampant

[@bloodspartan300]

Ya it could have been handled better before during and after he confronted the team... now here we are

[@Lionfire8]

KZbin need to stop deleting my comments 😂, As I said, they see the comments they are smiling and scrolling by, it’s just the envy subconsciously has them on attack mode on anything blk.

[@kristianrichard7933]

Found out that the kids Agent is Antonia Cromarties brother and is not registered in the state of Nevada to do business as an agent and was making demands on the kids behalf, not knowing that it is against NCAA rules and Nevada state law.

[@CKpremium1992]

Good on that kid for sticking up for himself, not letting the program and the school walk all over him and take advantage of him.. this is such a bad move by UNLV and makes the program look terrible.. if I was a senior in HS who was offered a scholarship to UNLV next year I would go somewhere else after this.. going back on your word to your starting qb is insane and shady.. athletes need to stick up for themselves and each other and not let the schools and NCAA take advantage of them anymore.. they’ve already made hundreds of billions off the backs of athletes over the years..

[@ThaRealCowboibishop]

Dear Mike Gundy…please sell ur soul so we can get this dude on our team next year. I live In Las Vegas & even though the locals could care less about this football program I pay attention to them. This kid is legit! He would make an excellent Cowboy next year. Let Go Sluka! Go Pokes!

[@burninghammerstudios7033]

Get your money man. I’d leave too. Sucks cause I like unlv but guess I like them less now

[@cosmic_regret_nahimjk1063]

This NIL era is garbage

[@emmanueljenkins3303]

No it’s not! It’s time the players got paid instead of the universities plundering millions and milllions of dollars off the names of these athletes.

[@shrim1481]

"I make money betting on college football every week, and TV networks and Corporations make millions on college football, but paying players is where I draw the line!" - out of shape wh-ite guys.

[@yapopupsoulfood]

No the pleyers are getting paid what they are worth and the coaches like saban and deebo cant handle that 😂

[@alphabarre9096]

Always the poorest of people who say this type of stuff, Always defending the rich and they don't care about you. I say pay these athletes they deserve it.

[@cosmic_regret_nahimjk1063]

@@alphabarre9096 Hmmmm idk college football is pretty lame these days ngl

[@Thegenesis757]

This is hilarious! In the past, boosters would make all kinds of promises to entice a player in to attending their university and if they didn’t do as promised, there wasn’t anything a player could do about it. Now, in this NIL era, those people can be held accountable. Players can take legal action and both sides will need to “prove” their respective sides. I believe this young man because UNLV has been trying to avoid this young man’s agent and family members which wouldn’t be necessary if everything was on the up and up. Rules were broken UNLV knows it and that’s why they’ve been tap dancing. The solution is to redshirt him and bid him goodbye when he transfers during the Spring after settling on a “severance” amount. Anything less could lead to NCAA sanctions.

[@mainchannel1566]

Verbal contracts are enforceable btw. Proving the contract usually requires multiple witnesses that are "reputable."

[@AJOngenae]

In hindsight, getting the contract in writing BEFORE transferring was the obvious (and best) choice.

[@et50482]

Should never have gotten this far

[@Pepisthe1]

There’s a history of sleezy dealings in Vegas. He definitely should have gotten it in writing. Feel bad for him though.

[@kansascitykingscole4136]

Either way its still illegal to pay athletes in Nevada still so even if they did say they would give him that they not gonna now

[@jakelong6860]

And if i'm coach i say seeya! "UNLV" come again!

[@donsmith9194]

I hate this system in college and how can you determine value to oline men and other players this stuff will collapse soon.

[@Guknowit]

It would be funny if UNLV runs the table and into the playoffs with their 2nd team QB and then the second team QB gets paid. That would truly save college football.

[@mitchmonteith6468]

They LIED to the guy. He should walk.

[@robertquick7838]

This story is right up for the , no one gives a shit, award!

[@TheAndrewMosley]

Why would any starting quarterback play for only $3,000? UNLV's claim strains credulity.

[@pc3244]

they quit on him by not honoring their nil offer. good for him.

[@thatguybill34]

*The Offensive Coordinator offered 100,000 verbally. The Head Coach said it was discussed by him. Everything and I mean evehas to be on paper, email, or text messages when making deals.*

[@chrislovelace1678]

He didn't quit on them. The school lied to him.

[@BlueNoteStanATH]

Something is up with the audio on this video.

[@realtrilltana]

i don’t blame him 🤷🏾‍♂️, he left an FCS school for UNLV n they didn’t keep their promises, only getting $3k to relocate outta $100k

[@ThaSouthMU]

Good for Sluke, and now let this be a lesson to all future kids thinking about signing there. Get every thing in writing and signed before enlisting.

[@drag0..]

This sucks for UNLV even tho he’s not a good qb he is a good athlete and hopefully the next man up can keep the team going

[@djangoapple8230]

100k for a quarterback is nothing. That's what you pay a 3 star lineman.

[@CCF_Christopher]

Next man up. Best of luck to the new QB.

[@hellatease6160]

If this was Sheduer Sanders who had done this....there would've been over 10k comments....that good ole Double Standard

[@ronneysavoy9705]

This is sad imagine if it was shueder different strokes for different folks I promise

[@SpecOpsCM]

Shady af athletic department. No QB transfers to UNLV without that offer.

[@michaelgarden6554]

43% completion percentage is trash.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

If you offered him money and then said no when it came time to pay, that's a terrible look on the school.

[@dbailey3544]

It is but also it will hurt him in the long run because other schools will question his commitment to the game or their respective teams. I hope the next school he gets to, he'll make it a point to have a documented agreement, there should have been one anyway, so for UNLV this looks like a sketchy operation.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

@@dbailey3544 If you promise him something and don't live up to it, that doesn't mean he has a commitment problem. UNLV does.

[@Silver_-cs9cj]

The fact the UNLV RB decided to redshirt this year for similar reasons lends credence to the idea that it was the university conducting a bait and switch.

[@drag0..]

Nah completely different he transferred from Nc st and thought he was going to be the starter but is the 3/4 rb on the depth chart

[@josephrhodes4844]

The kid did not get the promise in black and white. That's the only reason he's decided to jump ship, he has no proof that anyone said they'd pay him 100k. Tough luck, kiddo. Maybe he's learned a lesson and will ask for it written down next time.

[@jacobkelley2189]

He's only completing 43% of his passes

[@ginamarie6391]

Schools can’t offer NIL deals. So if that’s true that an assistant coach told him that is a violation.. NIL deals are made by collectives. So UNLV didn’t do him wrong the collective did

[@patrickn8355]

Imagine relocating for work then your employer refusing to pay you 🤦‍♂️ this is why you a,ways get it in writing folks

[@Kingbrick-zo1nf]

Nil hold out

[@milesbmorton]

Yeah kid needed to go. That's insane

[@BIG_L.O.E]

Don’t say it…if you can’t pay it

[@fosu2006]

So give him his 100K WTF is UNLV doing stupid school. These guys could be in a bowl game and maybe have special seasons.

[@kenxiong6830]

UNLV has no chance at making a college play off run

[@drewcp2012]

Ion know it’s starting to look like those folks against NIL were right…… not praying for their downfall but if I was a team ion care how good you are I’m not accepting someone who quit 3 games into a season

[@MonnyYell]

Good luck on the recruiting trail UNLV, this is a trust issue

[@MrRich-bp7id]

Football is getting pretty interesting🤞🤷‍♂️🙏

[@ericferguson851]

Great team player!!

[@charlessmith8638]

It should never been about the money. It's about a free education.

[@phillipcotton833]

I'm NOT , " pro - N.I.L" . Not a proponent of paying college athletes. That said....if a school " promises" a certain financial kickback to a kid for transferring ,& renigs on that promise, then that kid has a right to walk. I can't blame him.

[@Chiefsfan12]

I don’t care if i get hate for saying this but NIL money and stuff is going to ruin college football. eventually its not even going to be recruiting, its just going to be like the NFL where if the player doesn’t like the contract he will go to another school. NIL is going to take over college football, and it is already taking it over. All college players care about now is money, they don’t care about playing, they just do it for money now, not if they have fun or not. This is a L for UNLV and Sluka.

[@bloodspartan300]

He got jeewd... someone had to say it.

[@guyherring6235]

I think Sluka and UNLV are both at fault. UNLV promised a profitable NIL deal to a QB i believe was average. He was only completing 43% of his passes..UNLV BS this kid and he decides to quit

[@iceewhaturdoin3207]

This is what will happen when players only think about getting paid. They get suckered. I thought it was College, not the NFL.

[@ChosenOne6666]

Get it in writing.

[@luisamparano]

Good for him

[@aineahmed9963]

Good for him but I’m noticing college players are like 26 now days.

[@Mojo702]

Business 101: get a contract. FFS, he got a degree from Holy Cross and got nothing in writing? SMH Next QB up is Hajj-Malik Williams out of Campbell. He's a running qb and think he can complete more passes than Sluka

[@MattBuild4]

Maybe, but youre also playng probably the toughest defense you have faced yet in Fresno State. These next 5 weeks for UNLV will define your entire season.

[@cameronbolden5064]

lol this is wild take. If he was better he would have been playing as the guy wasn’t getting anyway

[@rammone5241]

UNLV verbally said 100k, LOL! The guy needs a new agent, seriously. "Show me the money" They would not be winning withouth Sluka, I am for sure he is not going far, probably cross border. USC needs a new QB, Sluka is white version of Murray and Williams, just needs to work on his accuracy until he plays again. He is 100% legit QB. UNLV degense is pretty good too, they have not allwoed more than 20 pts per game, plus that whooping they handed Houston and being double digit dogs at Kansas beating them too was a shocker. If I wer UNLV, they and boosters better come up soon with some stacks and make it appear at his father's house by drone delivery or the season is over and one will be talking about UNLV in the playoffs. Kansas can beat everyone on their schedule and they beat them in Kansas. UNLV can run the tables, maybe with 1 loss, now if they lose this kid will barely be bowl elgibile.

[@mikekatura6657]

This is why u record these recruiment people

[@victortran8540]

Sounds like everyone should steer clear of UNLV.

[@waltershoults8803]

If unlv sucks rest of the season then we will know this qb is not bs

[@jackpackage4278]

Whether the QB is in the right or not I think this situation will hurt him should he transfer after this season

[@cameronbolden5064]

No it won’t because no person in there right mind believes a Player is transferring for 12k total much less a d1 starting qb. He showed he can help a school win at a fbs school and that will be all other teams care about because they will do it right

[@jordandennis6794]

Verbal commitments mean nothing. Easily will be backed out of.

[@zplapplap]

It means something to UNLV, now. 😂

[@shrim1481]

Verbal contracts can be enforced too.

[@1misterjones]

Stop saying they're making a push for the playoffs 😂

[@tomhom6097]

Wym? They were