Major League baseball had Curt Flood; collegiate athlete NIL hopefuls have Matt Sluka.
The college football world is still reeling from the former UNLV quarterback’s splash on Wednesday, when he announced he was leaving the UNLV football program after helping it to a 3-0 start. The reason – being shorted on his Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal. The New York Post reported the Holy Cross transfer was shorted $88,000 from his promise of $100,000.
“We have no idea what the hell happened,” the QB’s father, Bob Sluka, told ESPN.
So, the younger Sluka took matters into his own hands and quit the team, electing to redshirt in order to preserve eligibility to play another season at another school.