After only three games, UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka announced he would be leaving the team after the proposals were “not enforced” by the program. Speculation about the decision has erupted on social media as to why Sluka made the decision, which is believed to be for NO purposes.

Sluka’s father has come clean about the decision, telling ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg that his son never received the NIL payments that were promised by the UNLV staff during his recruitment. He also says that neither Sluka nor those around him asked for “one dollar more” than what was originally agreed upon.

“Bob Sluka, the father of UNLV QB Matthew Sluka, told ESPN that his son’s agents agreed to a NIL deal with the school in February, never received payments despite requests and never asked for any adjustments to the original deal,” Rittenberg said, via X.

“We have no idea what the hell happened,” Bob Sluka told Rittenberg. “They just kept putting it off: ‘We don’t know. You’ve got to wait.’ Then it was like, ‘We’re going to give him game checks.’ So we said, ‘OK, great.’ We didn’t ask for a dollar (more).”

According to Rittenberg’s report, Sluka had not even covered his own living expenses.

On3’s Pete Nakos spoke with Sluka’s NIL representative, Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports. They say the quarterback was promised “at least” $100,000 by UNLV, an amount his father says he never paid. Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports told Nakos that the only payment Sluka received was $3,000 for the move Holy Cross.

With Sluka leaving the team, he now has the chance to redshirt this year and start over somewhere else in 2025. He has thrown for 318 yards, six touchdowns, and an interception while completing 43.8 percent of his throws. Sluka has also been a threat on the ground for the Rebels, throwing for 253 yards and a touchdown while averaging 6.5 yards per carry.

UNLV is about to play State of Fresno on Saturday, with kickoff scheduled for 12:30 p.m. PT.